Bahamas vs Samoa: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural
Bahamas
0.1%
in 2019
Samoa
0.2%
in 2024
Bahamas rank
98th
Samoa rank
95th
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural over time
- Bahamas
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 98th and Samoa ranks 95th of 213 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.9% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural, Bahamas or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural between Bahamas and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Samoa?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
- How do Bahamas and Samoa rank globally for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Bahamas ranks 98th and Samoa ranks 95th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.