Aruba vs Guam: People practicing open defecation
Aruba
0.9%
in 2024
Guam
0.7%
in 2016
Aruba rank
81st
Guam rank
83rd
People practicing open defecation over time
- Aruba
- Guam
How they compare
Aruba currently reports 0.9% against 0.7% in Guam, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Aruba's figure about 1.2 times Guam's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Aruba has been ahead every year.
Aruba ranks 81st and Guam ranks 83rd of 214 countries.
Aruba has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Guam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.9% | Aruba |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Aruba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Aruba or Guam?
- Aruba, at 0.9% against 0.7% in Guam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Aruba and Guam?
- 0.2%, with Aruba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Guam?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
- How do Aruba and Guam rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Aruba ranks 81st 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.