Mauritius vs Suriname: People practicing open defecation, urban
Mauritius
0.2%
in 2024
Suriname
0.2%
in 2024
Mauritius rank
72nd
Suriname rank
75th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Mauritius
- Suriname
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Suriname, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.3 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Suriname ahead.
Mauritius ranks 72nd and Suriname ranks 75th of 182 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Mauritius or Suriname?
- Mauritius, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Mauritius and Suriname?
- 0.0%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Suriname?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Suriname rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Mauritius ranks 72nd and Suriname ranks 75th 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.