Kiribati vs Marshall Islands: People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre

Kiribati
0.0399 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Marshall Islands
0.0377 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Kiribati rank
2nd
Marshall Islands rank
4th

People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre over time

  • Kiribati
  • Marshall Islands
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 0.0399 units per square kilometre against 0.0377 units per square kilometre in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.0022 units per square kilometre.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Marshall Islands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Kiribati ranks 2nd and Marshall Islands ranks 4th of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Marshall Islands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Marshall Islands Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0566 units per square kilometre 0.0706 units per square kilometre 0.014 units per square kilometre Marshall Islands
2010s 0.0475 units per square kilometre 0.0515 units per square kilometre 0.0041 units per square kilometre Marshall Islands
2020s 0.0408 units per square kilometre 0.0397 units per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre, Kiribati or Marshall Islands?
Kiribati, at 0.0399 units per square kilometre against 0.0377 units per square kilometre in Marshall Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre between Kiribati and Marshall Islands?
0.0022 units per square kilometre, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Marshall Islands?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Marshall Islands rank globally for people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre?
Kiribati ranks 2nd and Marshall Islands ranks 4th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 5,016 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

People practicing open defecation of population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.