Saint Lucia vs Vanuatu: People practicing open defecation, urban
Saint Lucia
2.1%
in 2022
Vanuatu
1.9%
in 2024
Saint Lucia rank
31st
Vanuatu rank
33rd
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Saint Lucia
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 2.1% against 1.9% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.
Saint Lucia ranks 31st and Vanuatu ranks 33rd of 182 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 0.1% | 8.4% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 0.9% | 3.0% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 0.6% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Saint Lucia or Vanuatu?
- Saint Lucia, at 2.1% against 1.9% in Vanuatu as of 2022.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Saint Lucia and Vanuatu?
- 0.2%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Vanuatu?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Saint Lucia and Vanuatu rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Saint Lucia ranks 31st and Vanuatu ranks 33rd 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.