Equatorial Guinea vs Saint Lucia: People practicing open defecation, urban
Equatorial Guinea
2.5%
in 2017
Saint Lucia
2.1%
in 2022
Equatorial Guinea rank
29th
Saint Lucia rank
31st
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 2.5% against 2.1% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Saint Lucia's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 29th and Saint Lucia ranks 31st of 182 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 8.4% | 2.2% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 4.3% | 1.5% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Equatorial Guinea or Saint Lucia?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 2.5% against 2.1% in Saint Lucia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Equatorial Guinea and Saint Lucia?
- 0.4%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Saint Lucia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Saint Lucia rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 29th and Saint Lucia ranks 31st 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.