Samoa vs Yemen: People practicing open defecation, urban

Samoa
0.5%
in 2024
Yemen
0.4%
in 2024
Samoa rank
65th
Yemen rank
67th

People practicing open defecation, urban over time

  • Samoa
  • Yemen
01234200020122024

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Yemen, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Yemen's.

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

Samoa ranks 65th and Yemen ranks 67th of 182 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Yemen Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0% 3.7% 3.7% Yemen
2010s 0.2% 2.1% 1.9% Yemen
2020s 0.4% 0.7% 0.3% Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Samoa or Yemen?
Samoa, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Samoa and Yemen?
0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Yemen?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Yemen rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
Samoa ranks 65th and Yemen ranks 67th 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

Indicator
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban 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
229 places, 5,626 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.