Guam vs Nauru: People practicing open defecation (% of population)
Guam
0.7%
in 2016
Nauru
0.8%
in 2024
Guam rank
83rd
Nauru rank
82nd
People practicing open defecation (% of population) over time
- Guam
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Guam, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.1 times Guam's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Nauru has been ahead every year.
Guam ranks 83rd and Nauru ranks 82nd of 214 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 1.9% | 1.6% | Nauru |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 1.4% | 0.7% | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Guam or Nauru?
- Nauru, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Guam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Guam and Nauru?
- 0.1%, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Nauru?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
- How do Guam and Nauru rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Guam ranks 83rd and Nauru ranks 82nd 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.