Panama vs Tajikistan: People practicing open defecation, urban
Panama
0.2%
in 2024
Tajikistan
0.2%
in 2023
Panama rank
74th
Tajikistan rank
73rd
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Panama
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Panama, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 74th and Tajikistan ranks 73rd of 182 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.6% | 0.8% | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 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 Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Panama and Tajikistan?
- 0.0%, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Tajikistan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Panama and Tajikistan rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Panama ranks 74th and Tajikistan ranks 73rd 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.