Latin America & Caribbean vs Uganda: People practicing open defecation, urban
Latin America & Caribbean
0.1%
in 2024
Uganda
1.8%
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean rank
34th
Uganda rank
34th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1.8% against 0.1% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 14.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 34th and Uganda ranks 34th of 47 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 0.5% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.9% | 0.7% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 1.8% | 1.5% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Latin America & Caribbean or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1.8% against 0.1% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Latin America & Caribbean and Uganda?
- 1.7%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Uganda?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Uganda rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 34th and Uganda ranks 34th of 47 groups.
- 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.