Bahamas vs Palestine: People practicing open defecation (% of population)
Bahamas
0.1%
in 2019
Palestine
0.1%
in 2024
Bahamas rank
109th
Palestine rank
108th
People practicing open defecation (% of population) over time
- Bahamas
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 109th and Palestine ranks 108th of 214 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Bahamas or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Bahamas and Palestine?
- 0.0%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Palestine?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
- How do Bahamas and Palestine rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Bahamas ranks 109th and Palestine ranks 108th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.