American Samoa vs Belize: People practicing open defecation

American Samoa
0.7%
in 2014
Belize
0.6%
in 2022
American Samoa rank
84th
Belize rank
87th

People practicing open defecation over time

  • American Samoa
  • Belize
1234200020112022

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Belize, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes American Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Belize's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Belize has been ahead every year.

American Samoa ranks 84th and Belize ranks 87th of 214 countries.

Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Belize Difference Ahead
2000s 0.7% 2.8% 2.1% Belize
2010s 0.7% 1.9% 1.1% Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, American Samoa or Belize?
American Samoa, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Belize as of 2014.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between American Samoa and Belize?
0.1%, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Belize?
9 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2014.
How do American Samoa and Belize rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
American Samoa ranks 84th and Belize ranks 87th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

American Samoa vs Belize: People practicing open defecation. Statizoid, drawing on WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/people-practicing-open-defecation-percent-of-population/american-samoa/belize/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/people-practicing-open-defecation-percent-of-population/american-samoa/belize/">American Samoa vs Belize: People practicing open defecation</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population)
Unit
% of population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 6,240 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.