Mauritius vs Turks and Caicos Islands: People practicing open defecation, rural

Mauritius
0.3%
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
0.2%
in 2024
Mauritius rank
89th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
92nd

People practicing open defecation, rural over time

  • Mauritius
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
0.10.150.20.25200020122024

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.2 times Turks and Caicos Islands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.

Mauritius ranks 89th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 92nd of 171 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 1 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Turks and Caicos Islands Difference Ahead
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Turks and Caicos Islands
2020s 0.3% 0.2% 0.0% Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Mauritius or Turks and Caicos Islands?
Mauritius, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Mauritius and Turks and Caicos Islands?
0.1%, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Turks and Caicos Islands?
9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
How do Mauritius and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
Mauritius ranks 89th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 92nd 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.