Costa Rica vs Tonga: People practicing open defecation
Costa Rica
0.1%
in 2024
Tonga
0.1%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
114th
Tonga rank
112th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Costa Rica
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 114th and Tonga ranks 112th of 214 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Costa Rica or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Costa Rica and Tonga?
- 0.0%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tonga?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Tonga rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Costa Rica ranks 114th 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.