American Samoa vs Aruba: People practicing open defecation
American Samoa
0.7%
in 2014
Aruba
0.9%
in 2024
American Samoa rank
84th
Aruba rank
81st
People practicing open defecation over time
- American Samoa
- Aruba
How they compare
Aruba currently reports 0.9% against 0.7% in American Samoa, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Aruba's figure about 1.2 times American Samoa's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Aruba has been ahead every year.
American Samoa ranks 84th and Aruba ranks 81st of 214 countries.
Aruba has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Aruba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Aruba |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Aruba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, American Samoa or Aruba?
- Aruba, at 0.9% against 0.7% in American Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between American Samoa and Aruba?
- 0.2%, with Aruba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Aruba?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2014.
- How do American Samoa and Aruba rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- American Samoa ranks 84th and Aruba ranks 81st of 214 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 (% of 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.