Samoa vs Tonga: People practicing open defecation, rural

Samoa
0.1%
in 2024
Tonga
0.1%
in 2024
Samoa rank
97th
Tonga rank
98th

People practicing open defecation, rural over time

  • Samoa
  • Tonga
00.050.10.150.2200020122024

How they compare

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

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.

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

Samoa ranks 97th and Tonga ranks 98th of 171 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Tonga Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% Tonga
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 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, rural, Samoa or Tonga?
Samoa, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Tonga as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Samoa and Tonga?
0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
Samoa ranks 97th 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.