Samoa vs Tanzania, United Republic of: People practicing open defecation, urban
Samoa
0.5%
in 2024
Tanzania, United Republic of
0.5%
in 2024
Samoa rank
65th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
62nd
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Samoa
- Tanzania, United Republic of
How they compare
Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Tanzania, United Republic of has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 65th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 62nd of 182 countries.
Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tanzania, United Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 2.2% | 2.2% | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 1.4% | 1.2% | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Tanzania, United Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Samoa or Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Tanzania, United Republic of, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Samoa and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 0.0%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Samoa ranks 65th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 62nd 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.