Belize vs Kenya: People practicing open defecation, urban
Belize
0.7%
in 2022
Kenya
0.8%
in 2024
Belize rank
56th
Kenya rank
54th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Belize
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Belize, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 56th and Kenya ranks 54th of 182 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 2.4% | 1.3% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.6% | 0.7% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Belize or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Belize and Kenya?
- 0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Kenya?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Belize and Kenya rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Belize ranks 56th and Kenya ranks 54th 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.