Panama vs Suriname: People practicing open defecation, urban
Panama
0.2%
in 2024
Suriname
0.2%
in 2024
Panama rank
74th
Suriname rank
75th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Panama
- Suriname
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Suriname, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 74th and Suriname ranks 75th of 182 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.1% | 1.3% | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Panama or Suriname?
- Panama, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Panama and Suriname?
- 0.0%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Suriname?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Suriname rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Panama ranks 74th and Suriname ranks 75th 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.