Belize vs Jamaica: People practicing open defecation
Belize
0.6%
in 2022
Jamaica
0.6%
in 2024
Belize rank
87th
Jamaica rank
86th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Belize
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Belize, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 87th and Jamaica ranks 86th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 0.9% | 2.6% | Belize |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Belize |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Belize or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Belize and Jamaica?
- 0.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Jamaica?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Belize and Jamaica rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Belize ranks 87th and Jamaica ranks 86th 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.