Belize vs Jamaica: People practicing open defecation, rural
Belize
0.4%
in 2024
Jamaica
0.4%
in 2024
Belize rank
85th
Jamaica rank
86th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Belize
- Jamaica
How they compare
Belize currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.2 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 85th and Jamaica ranks 86th of 171 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 1.1% | 4.4% | Belize |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 1.1% | Belize |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Belize or Jamaica?
- Belize, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Belize and Jamaica?
- 0.0%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Jamaica?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Jamaica rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Belize ranks 85th and Jamaica ranks 86th of 171 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, rural (% of rural 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.