Libya vs Syria: People practicing open defecation
Libya
0.6%
in 2024
Syria
0.7%
in 2016
Libya rank
88th
Syria rank
85th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Libya
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Libya, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.2 times Libya's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 88th and Syria ranks 85th of 214 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Libya or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Libya as of 2016.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Libya and Syria?
- 0.1%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Syria?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2016.
- How do Libya and Syria rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Libya ranks 88th 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.
Individual pages
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.