Somalia vs Tuvalu: People practicing open defecation, urban

Somalia
1.8%
in 2024
Tuvalu
1.7%
in 2024
Somalia rank
35th
Tuvalu rank
36th

People practicing open defecation, urban over time

  • Somalia
  • Tuvalu
246810200020122024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 1.8% against 1.7% in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Tuvalu's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 35th and Tuvalu ranks 36th of 182 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Tuvalu Difference Ahead
2000s 9.1% 4.8% 4.3% Somalia
2010s 5.3% 3.2% 2.1% Somalia
2020s 2.5% 2.0% 0.5% Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Somalia or Tuvalu?
Somalia, at 1.8% against 1.7% in Tuvalu as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Somalia and Tuvalu?
0.1%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Tuvalu?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Somalia and Tuvalu rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
Somalia ranks 35th and Tuvalu ranks 36th 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.