Costa Rica vs Peru: People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Peru
0 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
108th
Peru rank
107th

People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Peru
0000200020122024

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0 units per square kilometre against 0 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 units per square kilometre.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 108th and Peru ranks 107th of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre Peru
2020s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Peru?
Peru, at 0 units per square kilometre against 0 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Peru?
0 units per square kilometre, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 108th and Peru ranks 107th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 5,016 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

People practicing open defecation of population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.