Guinea vs Saint Lucia: People practicing open defecation, rural
Guinea
7.2%
in 2024
Saint Lucia
7.1%
in 2022
Guinea rank
53rd
Saint Lucia rank
54th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Guinea
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 7.2% against 7.1% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.
Guinea ranks 53rd and Saint Lucia ranks 54th of 171 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.9% | 6.8% | 28.0% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 7.1% | 13.6% | Guinea |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 7.1% | 4.3% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Guinea or Saint Lucia?
- Guinea, at 7.2% against 7.1% in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Guinea and Saint Lucia?
- 0.1%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Saint Lucia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Guinea and Saint Lucia rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Guinea ranks 53rd and Saint Lucia ranks 54th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.