Pakistan vs Samoa: People practicing open defecation, urban
Pakistan
0.5%
in 2024
Samoa
0.5%
in 2024
Pakistan rank
64th
Samoa rank
65th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Pakistan
- Samoa
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Pakistan ranks 64th and Samoa ranks 65th of 182 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 0.0% | 3.2% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.2% | 1.7% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Pakistan or Samoa?
- Pakistan, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Pakistan and Samoa?
- 0.0%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Samoa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Pakistan and Samoa rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Pakistan ranks 64th 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.