Algeria vs Costa Rica: People practicing open defecation, urban
Algeria
0.1%
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.1%
in 2024
Algeria rank
87th
Costa Rica rank
86th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Algeria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Algeria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 87th and Costa Rica ranks 86th of 182 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Algeria or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Algeria and Costa Rica?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Costa Rica?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Costa Rica rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Algeria ranks 87th and Costa Rica ranks 86th of 182 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, urban (% of urban 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.