Jamaica vs Libya: People practicing open defecation
Jamaica
0.6%
in 2024
Libya
0.6%
in 2024
Jamaica rank
86th
Libya rank
88th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Jamaica
- Libya
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Libya, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 86th and Libya ranks 88th of 214 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Jamaica |
| 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, Jamaica or Libya?
- Jamaica, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Jamaica and Libya?
- 0.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Libya?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Libya rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Jamaica ranks 86th and Libya ranks 88th 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.