El Salvador vs Nauru: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)
El Salvador
0.8%
in 2024
Nauru
0.8%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
53rd
Nauru rank
51st
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) over time
- El Salvador
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Nauru has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 53rd and Nauru ranks 51st of 182 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Nauru |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Nauru |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, El Salvador or Nauru?
- Nauru, at 0.8% against 0.8% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between El Salvador and Nauru?
- 0.0%, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nauru?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Nauru rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- El Salvador ranks 53rd and Nauru ranks 51st 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.