Guinea-Bissau vs Panama: People practicing open defecation, urban
Guinea-Bissau
0.2%
in 2024
Panama
0.2%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
76th
Panama rank
74th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 76th and Panama ranks 74th of 182 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 1.4% | 1.6% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Guinea-Bissau or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Guinea-Bissau and Panama?
- 0.0%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Panama?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Panama rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 76th and Panama ranks 74th 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.