American Samoa vs Guam: People practicing open defecation
American Samoa
0.7%
in 2014
Guam
0.7%
in 2016
American Samoa rank
84th
Guam rank
83rd
People practicing open defecation over time
- American Samoa
- Guam
How they compare
Guam currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in American Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2006 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 84th and Guam ranks 83rd of 214 countries.
American Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Guam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.3% | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | American Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, American Samoa or Guam?
- Guam, at 0.7% against 0.7% in American Samoa as of 2016.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between American Samoa and Guam?
- 0.0%, with Guam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Guam?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2014.
- How do American Samoa and Guam rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- American Samoa ranks 84th and Guam ranks 83rd 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.