Costa Rica vs Tonga: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural
Costa Rica
0.1%
in 2024
Tonga
0.1%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
103rd
Tonga rank
101st
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural over time
- Costa Rica
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Tonga ranks 101st of 213 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural, Costa Rica or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural between Costa Rica and Tonga?
- 0.0%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tonga?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Tonga rank globally for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Tonga ranks 101st 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.