Guam vs Jamaica: People practicing open defecation
Guam
0.7%
in 2016
Jamaica
0.6%
in 2024
Guam rank
83rd
Jamaica rank
86th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Guam
- Jamaica
How they compare
Guam currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Guam's figure about 1.3 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jamaica ahead.
Guam ranks 83rd and Jamaica ranks 86th of 214 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Guam or Jamaica?
- Guam, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Jamaica as of 2016.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Guam and Jamaica?
- 0.1%, with Guam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Jamaica?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
- How do Guam and Jamaica rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Guam ranks 83rd 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.