Dominica vs Saint Lucia: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural
Dominica
5.6%
in 2017
Saint Lucia
6.2%
in 2022
Dominica rank
39th
Saint Lucia rank
36th
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural over time
- Dominica
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 6.2% against 5.6% in Dominica, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Dominica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Dominica ahead.
Dominica ranks 39th and Saint Lucia ranks 36th of 213 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 1 and Saint Lucia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 7.2% | 5.3% | Dominica |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 6.5% | 0.4% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural, Dominica or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 6.2% against 5.6% in Dominica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural between Dominica and Saint Lucia?
- 0.6%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Saint Lucia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Dominica and Saint Lucia rank globally for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Dominica ranks 39th and Saint Lucia ranks 36th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.