Equatorial Guinea vs Panama: People practicing open defecation
Equatorial Guinea
2.9%
in 2017
Panama
3.1%
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
61st
Panama rank
59th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 3.1% against 2.9% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 61st and Panama ranks 59th of 214 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 7.0% | 0.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 5.1% | 1.9% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Equatorial Guinea or Panama?
- Panama, at 3.1% against 2.9% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Equatorial Guinea and Panama?
- 0.2%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Panama?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Panama rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 61st and Panama ranks 59th 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.