Belize vs Syria: People practicing open defecation (% of population)
Belize
0.6%
in 2022
Syria
0.7%
in 2016
Belize rank
87th
Syria rank
85th
People practicing open defecation (% of population) over time
- Belize
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Belize, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.2 times Belize's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Belize has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 87th and Syria ranks 85th of 214 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 1.3% | 2.2% | Belize |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 0.9% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Belize or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Belize as of 2016.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Belize and Syria?
- 0.1%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Syria?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
- How do Belize and Syria rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Belize ranks 87th and Syria ranks 85th 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.