El Salvador vs Gabon: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural
El Salvador
1.2%
in 2024
Gabon
1.3%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
84th
Gabon rank
81st
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural over time
- El Salvador
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 84th and Gabon ranks 81st of 247 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 2.2% | 4.7% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 1.7% | 1.9% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.2% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural, El Salvador or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 1.3% against 1.2% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural between El Salvador and Gabon?
- 0.1%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Gabon?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Gabon rank globally for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- El Salvador ranks 84th and Gabon ranks 81st of 247 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.