Colombia vs Samoa: People practicing open defecation, urban
Colombia
0.5%
in 2024
Samoa
0.5%
in 2024
Colombia rank
66th
Samoa rank
65th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Colombia
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Colombia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 66th and Samoa ranks 65th of 182 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.0% | 1.6% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.8% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Colombia or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Colombia and Samoa?
- 0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Samoa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Samoa rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Colombia ranks 66th and Samoa ranks 65th of 182 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, urban (% of urban 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.