Cuba vs Gambia: People practicing open defecation, urban
Cuba
0.1%
in 2024
Gambia
0.1%
in 2024
Cuba rank
81st
Gambia rank
84th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Cuba
- Gambia
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Gambia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.2 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gambia ahead.
Cuba ranks 81st and Gambia ranks 84th of 182 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Cuba or Gambia?
- Cuba, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Cuba and Gambia?
- 0.0%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Gambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Gambia rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Cuba ranks 81st and Gambia ranks 84th 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.