Marshall Islands vs Sao Tome and Principe: People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre

Marshall Islands
0.0377 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0347 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Marshall Islands rank
4th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
5th

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

  • Marshall Islands
  • Sao Tome and Principe
00.020.040.060.08200020122024

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 0.0377 units per square kilometre against 0.0347 units per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.003 units per square kilometre.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.

Marshall Islands ranks 4th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 5th of 214 countries.

Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Marshall Islands Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0706 units per square kilometre 0.0677 units per square kilometre 0.0029 units per square kilometre Marshall Islands
2010s 0.0515 units per square kilometre 0.0504 units per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre Marshall Islands
2020s 0.0397 units per square kilometre 0.038 units per square kilometre 0.0017 units per square kilometre Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre, Marshall Islands or Sao Tome and Principe?
Marshall Islands, at 0.0377 units per square kilometre against 0.0347 units per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre between Marshall Islands and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.003 units per square kilometre, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Sao Tome and Principe?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Marshall Islands and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre?
Marshall Islands ranks 4th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 5th 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.