Costa Rica vs Guyana: People practicing open defecation, urban
Costa Rica
0.1%
in 2024
Guyana
0.0%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
86th
Guyana rank
88th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Costa Rica
- Guyana
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in Guyana, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guyana ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 86th and Guyana ranks 88th of 182 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Guyana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Guyana |
| 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, Costa Rica or Guyana?
- Costa Rica, at 0.1% against 0.0% in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Costa Rica and Guyana?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guyana?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Guyana rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Costa Rica ranks 86th and Guyana ranks 88th 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.