Panama vs Uganda: People practicing open defecation
Panama
3.1%
in 2024
Uganda
3.5%
in 2024
Panama rank
59th
Uganda rank
56th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Panama
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 3.5% against 3.1% in Panama, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 59th and Uganda ranks 56th of 214 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 11.9% | 4.9% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 7.4% | 2.5% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 4.3% | 0.8% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Panama or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 3.5% against 3.1% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Panama and Uganda?
- 0.4%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uganda?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Uganda rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Panama ranks 59th and Uganda ranks 56th 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.