Samoa vs Trinidad and Tobago: People practicing open defecation
Samoa
0.2%
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
0.2%
in 2024
Samoa rank
103rd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
100th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Samoa
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.3 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 103rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 100th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Samoa or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Samoa and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.0%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Samoa ranks 103rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 100th 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.