Nepal vs Saint Lucia: People practicing open defecation, urban
Nepal
2.4%
in 2024
Saint Lucia
2.1%
in 2022
Nepal rank
30th
Saint Lucia rank
31st
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Nepal
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 2.4% against 2.1% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 30th and Saint Lucia ranks 31st of 182 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 8.4% | 7.5% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 3.9% | 5.1% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 2.1% | 2.3% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Nepal or Saint Lucia?
- Nepal, at 2.4% against 2.1% in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Nepal and Saint Lucia?
- 0.3%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Saint Lucia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Nepal and Saint Lucia rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Nepal ranks 30th 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.