Honduras vs Panama: People practicing open defecation
Honduras
3.4%
in 2024
Panama
3.1%
in 2024
Honduras rank
58th
Panama rank
59th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Honduras
- Panama
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 3.4% against 3.1% in Panama, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Honduras's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Honduras has been ahead every year.
Honduras ranks 58th and Panama ranks 59th of 214 countries.
Honduras has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 7.0% | 8.1% | Honduras |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 4.9% | 3.6% | Honduras |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.5% | 1.0% | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Honduras or Panama?
- Honduras, at 3.4% against 3.1% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Honduras and Panama?
- 0.3%, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Panama?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Honduras and Panama rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Honduras ranks 58th 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.