Chile vs Spain: People practicing open defecation

Chile

0.0%

in 2024

Spain

0.0%

in 2024

Chile rank

129th

Spain rank

129th

People practicing open defecation over time

Chile
Spain

How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Globally, Chile ranks 129th and Spain ranks 129th of 214 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: People practicing open defecation (% of population)
Unit: % of population
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 6,240 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.