Panama vs Uganda: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural
Panama
3.1%
in 2024
Uganda
3.5%
in 2024
Panama rank
51st
Uganda rank
49th
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural over time
- Panama
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 3.5% against 3.1% in Panama, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 51st and Uganda ranks 49th of 213 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 11.9% | 4.9% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 7.4% | 2.5% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 4.3% | 0.8% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural, Panama or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 3.5% against 3.1% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural between Panama and Uganda?
- 0.4%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uganda?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Uganda rank globally for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Panama ranks 51st and Uganda ranks 49th 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.