Guinea vs Jamaica: People practicing open defecation, urban
Guinea
0.7%
in 2024
Jamaica
0.7%
in 2024
Guinea rank
58th
Jamaica rank
55th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Guinea
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 58th and Jamaica ranks 55th of 182 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.7% | 0.9% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Guinea or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Guinea and Jamaica?
- 0.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Jamaica?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Jamaica rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Guinea ranks 58th and Jamaica ranks 55th 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.