Panama vs Tanzania: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
Panama
9.8%
in 2024
Tanzania
10.6%
in 2024
Panama rank
46th
Tanzania rank
43rd
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Panama
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 10.6% against 9.8% in Panama, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 46th and Tanzania ranks 43rd of 171 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.7% | 13.5% | 3.2% | Panama |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 12.0% | 1.1% | Panama |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.9% | 0.4% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Panama or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 10.6% against 9.8% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Panama and Tanzania?
- 0.8%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Tanzania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Tanzania rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Panama ranks 46th and Tanzania ranks 43rd 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.