Latin America & Caribbean vs Vanuatu: People practicing open defecation, urban
Latin America & Caribbean
0.1%
in 2024
Vanuatu
1.9%
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean rank
34th
Vanuatu rank
33rd
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 1.9% against 0.1% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 14.6 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 Vanuatu ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.1% | 2.5% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 1.7% | 1.3% | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Latin America & Caribbean or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 1.9% 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 Vanuatu?
- 1.8%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Vanuatu?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Vanuatu rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 34th and Vanuatu ranks 33rd 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.