Kenya vs Panama: People practicing open defecation, rural
Kenya
8.1%
in 2024
Panama
9.8%
in 2024
Kenya rank
49th
Panama rank
46th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Kenya
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 9.8% against 8.1% in Kenya, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 49th and Panama ranks 46th of 171 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.1% | 16.7% | 1.4% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 13.1% | 0.1% | Panama |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 10.5% | 1.3% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Kenya or Panama?
- Panama, at 9.8% against 8.1% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Kenya and Panama?
- 1.7%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Panama?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Panama rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Kenya ranks 49th and Panama ranks 46th 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.