Equatorial Guinea vs Panama: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural
Equatorial Guinea
2.9%
in 2017
Panama
3.1%
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
52nd
Panama rank
51st
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 3.1% against 2.9% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 52nd and Panama ranks 51st of 213 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 7.0% | 0.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 5.1% | 1.9% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural, Equatorial Guinea or Panama?
- Panama, at 3.1% against 2.9% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural between Equatorial Guinea and Panama?
- 0.2%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Panama?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Panama rank globally for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 52nd and Panama ranks 51st of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.