Jamaica vs Nepal: People practicing open defecation
Jamaica
0.6%
in 2024
Nepal
0.5%
in 2024
Jamaica rank
86th
Nepal rank
89th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Jamaica
- Nepal
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Nepal, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nepal ahead.
Jamaica ranks 86th and Nepal ranks 89th of 214 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 54.8% | 53.9% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 26.1% | 25.4% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 5.7% | 5.1% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Jamaica or Nepal?
- Jamaica, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Jamaica and Nepal?
- 0.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nepal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Nepal rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Jamaica ranks 86th and Nepal ranks 89th 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.