Azerbaijan vs Tonga: People practicing open defecation, rural

Azerbaijan
0.1%
in 2024
Tonga
0.1%
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
100th
Tonga rank
98th

People practicing open defecation, rural over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Tonga
0.050.10.150.20.250.3200020122024

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.3 times Azerbaijan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 100th and Tonga ranks 98th of 171 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Tonga Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Azerbaijan
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Azerbaijan
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, rural, Azerbaijan or Tonga?
Tonga, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Azerbaijan and Tonga?
0.0%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Tonga?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Azerbaijan and Tonga rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
Azerbaijan ranks 100th and Tonga ranks 98th of 171 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, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 5,299 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.