OECD members vs Tuvalu: People practicing open defecation, urban
OECD members
0.0%
in 2024
Tuvalu
1.7%
in 2024
OECD members rank
37th
Tuvalu rank
36th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- OECD members
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 1.7% against 0.0% in OECD members, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 81.5 times OECD members's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 37th and Tuvalu ranks 36th of 47 groups.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 4.8% | 4.4% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 3.2% | 3.0% | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, OECD members or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 1.7% against 0.0% in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between OECD members and Tuvalu?
- 1.7%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Tuvalu?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do OECD members and Tuvalu rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- OECD members ranks 37th and Tuvalu ranks 36th of 47 groups.
- 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.
Individual pages
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.