Dominican Republic vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: People practicing open defecation, urban

Dominican Republic
1.1%
in 2024
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1.2%
in 2018
Dominican Republic rank
46th
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
43rd

People practicing open defecation, urban over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
0123200020122024

How they compare

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines currently reports 1.2% against 1.1% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 46th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 43rd of 182 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Difference Ahead
2000s 2.2% 1.3% 1.0% Dominican Republic
2010s 1.7% 1.2% 0.5% Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Dominican Republic or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at 1.2% against 1.1% in Dominican Republic as of 2018.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Dominican Republic and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
0.1%, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Dominican Republic and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
Dominican Republic ranks 46th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 43rd 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

Indicator
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban 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
229 places, 5,626 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.