Samoa vs Turkey: People practicing open defecation
Samoa
0.2%
in 2024
Turkey
0.1%
in 2024
Samoa rank
103rd
Turkey rank
105th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Samoa
- Turkey
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Turkey, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Turkey ahead.
Samoa ranks 103rd and Turkey ranks 105th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Samoa or Turkey?
- Samoa, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Samoa and Turkey?
- 0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Turkey?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Turkey rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Samoa ranks 103rd and Turkey ranks 105th 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.