Antigua and Barbuda vs Samoa: People practicing open defecation
Antigua and Barbuda
0.1%
in 2024
Samoa
0.2%
in 2024
Antigua and Barbuda rank
104th
Samoa rank
103rd
People practicing open defecation over time
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Antigua and Barbuda, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Antigua and Barbuda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Antigua and Barbuda ahead.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 104th and Samoa ranks 103rd of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Antigua and Barbuda averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Antigua and Barbuda | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Antigua and Barbuda or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Antigua and Barbuda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Antigua and Barbuda and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Samoa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Antigua and Barbuda and Samoa rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 104th and Samoa ranks 103rd 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.