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
00.511.5200020122024

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.

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Indicator
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
268 places, 6,379 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed