Jamaica vs Syria: People practicing open defecation (% of population)
Jamaica
0.6%
in 2024
Syria
0.7%
in 2016
Jamaica rank
86th
Syria rank
85th
People practicing open defecation (% of population) over time
- Jamaica
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.2 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Syria ahead.
Jamaica ranks 86th and Syria ranks 85th of 214 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.5% | Syria |
| 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, Jamaica or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Jamaica as of 2016.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Jamaica and Syria?
- 0.1%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Syria?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
- How do Jamaica and Syria rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Jamaica ranks 86th and Syria ranks 85th 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.