Costa Rica vs Morocco: People practicing open defecation, urban
Costa Rica
0.1%
in 2024
Morocco
0.1%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
86th
Morocco rank
83rd
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Costa Rica
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.6 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 86th and Morocco ranks 83rd of 182 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 1.3% | 0.9% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Morocco |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Costa Rica or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Costa Rica and Morocco?
- 0.0%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Morocco?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Morocco rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Costa Rica ranks 86th and Morocco ranks 83rd 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.