Gambia vs Syria: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)
Gambia
0.1%
in 2024
Syria
0.1%
in 2024
Gambia rank
84th
Syria rank
85th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) over time
- Gambia
- Syria
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Syria, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.4 times Syria's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 84th and Syria ranks 85th of 182 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Gambia or Syria?
- Gambia, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Gambia and Syria?
- 0.0%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Syria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Syria rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Gambia ranks 84th and Syria ranks 85th 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.