Ecuador vs Tuvalu: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural
Ecuador
1.7%
in 2024
Tuvalu
1.8%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
63rd
Tuvalu rank
61st
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural over time
- Ecuador
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 1.8% against 1.7% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 63rd and Tuvalu ranks 61st of 213 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 7.9% | 1.3% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.6% | 0.7% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural, Ecuador or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 1.8% against 1.7% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural between Ecuador and Tuvalu?
- 0.1%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Tuvalu?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Tuvalu rank globally for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Ecuador ranks 63rd and Tuvalu ranks 61st 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.