Cameroon vs Myanmar: People practicing open defecation, urban
Cameroon
0.9%
in 2024
Myanmar
0.8%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
49th
Myanmar rank
52nd
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Cameroon
- Myanmar
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Myanmar ahead.
Cameroon ranks 49th and Myanmar ranks 52nd of 182 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Cameroon or Myanmar?
- Cameroon, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Cameroon and Myanmar?
- 0.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Myanmar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Myanmar rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Cameroon ranks 49th and Myanmar ranks 52nd 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.