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
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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

Indicator
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 5,299 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.