Bahamas vs Tonga: People practicing open defecation
Bahamas
0.1%
in 2019
Tonga
0.1%
in 2024
Bahamas rank
109th
Tonga rank
112th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Bahamas
- Tonga
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Tonga, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.5 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 109th and Tonga ranks 112th of 214 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.9% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Bahamas or Tonga?
- Bahamas, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Tonga as of 2019.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Bahamas and Tonga?
- 0.0%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Tonga?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
- How do Bahamas and Tonga rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Bahamas ranks 109th and Tonga ranks 112th 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.