Gabon vs Suriname: People practicing open defecation, rural
Gabon
2.6%
in 2024
Suriname
3.2%
in 2024
Gabon rank
68th
Suriname rank
67th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Gabon
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 3.2% against 2.6% in Gabon, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Gabon's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 68th and Suriname ranks 67th of 171 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 20.4% | 16.3% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 9.3% | 6.0% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 3.2% | 0.5% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Gabon or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 3.2% against 2.6% in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Gabon and Suriname?
- 0.6%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Suriname?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Suriname rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Gabon ranks 68th and Suriname ranks 67th 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.