American Samoa vs Jamaica: People practicing open defecation
American Samoa
0.7%
in 2014
Jamaica
0.6%
in 2024
American Samoa rank
84th
Jamaica rank
86th
People practicing open defecation over time
- American Samoa
- Jamaica
How they compare
American Samoa currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes American Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Jamaica ahead.
American Samoa ranks 84th and Jamaica ranks 86th of 214 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, American Samoa or Jamaica?
- American Samoa, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Jamaica as of 2014.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between American Samoa and Jamaica?
- 0.1%, with American Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Jamaica?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2014.
- How do American Samoa and Jamaica rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- American Samoa ranks 84th and Jamaica ranks 86th 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.