Qatar vs Tonga: People practicing open defecation
Qatar
0.1%
in 2024
Tonga
0.1%
in 2024
Qatar rank
113th
Tonga rank
112th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Qatar
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Qatar, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.3 times Qatar's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Qatar ranks 113th and Tonga ranks 112th of 214 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Qatar or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Qatar and Tonga?
- 0.0%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Tonga?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Qatar and Tonga rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Qatar ranks 113th 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.