Mauritius vs Trinidad and Tobago: People practicing open defecation, rural
Mauritius
0.3%
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
0.2%
in 2024
Mauritius rank
89th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
90th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Mauritius
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.
Mauritius ranks 89th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 90th of 171 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Mauritius or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Mauritius, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Mauritius and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.1%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Mauritius ranks 89th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 90th 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.