Belize vs Guatemala: People practicing open defecation, urban
Belize
0.7%
in 2022
Guatemala
0.6%
in 2024
Belize rank
56th
Guatemala rank
59th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Belize
- Guatemala
How they compare
Belize currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Guatemala has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 56th and Guatemala ranks 59th of 182 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 2.9% | 1.8% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.8% | 0.9% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Belize or Guatemala?
- Belize, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Guatemala as of 2022.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Belize and Guatemala?
- 0.1%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Guatemala?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Belize and Guatemala rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Belize ranks 56th and Guatemala ranks 59th of 182 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, urban (% of urban 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.