Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: People practicing open defecation of population, annual growth rate
Papua New Guinea
0.6475 % change on previous year
in 2024
Samoa
2.61 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
8th
Samoa rank
5th
People practicing open defecation of population, annual growth rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 2.61 % change on previous year against 0.6475 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.96 % change on previous year.
That makes Samoa's figure about 4.0 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 8th and Samoa ranks 5th of 160 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5048 % change on previous year | -0.4844 % change on previous year | 0.9891 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.8087 % change on previous year | 4.36 % change on previous year | 3.55 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.6811 % change on previous year | 2.81 % change on previous year | 2.13 % change on previous year | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation of population, annual growth rate, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 2.61 % change on previous year against 0.6475 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation of population, annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 1.96 % change on previous year, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for people practicing open defecation of population, annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 8th and Samoa ranks 5th of 160 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as People practicing open defecation of population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in People practicing open defecation of population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.