Jamaica vs Mauritius: People practicing open defecation, rural
Jamaica
0.4%
in 2024
Mauritius
0.3%
in 2024
Jamaica rank
86th
Mauritius rank
89th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Jamaica
- Mauritius
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.4 times Mauritius's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 86th and Mauritius ranks 89th of 171 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Jamaica or Mauritius?
- Jamaica, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Mauritius as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Jamaica and Mauritius?
- 0.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Mauritius?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Mauritius rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Jamaica ranks 86th and Mauritius ranks 89th 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.
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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.