Marshall Islands vs Tuvalu: People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre
Marshall Islands
0.0377 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Tuvalu
0.0703 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Marshall Islands rank
4th
Tuvalu rank
1st
People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre over time
- Marshall Islands
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 0.0703 units per square kilometre against 0.0377 units per square kilometre in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.0326 units per square kilometre.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.9 times Marshall Islands's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.
Marshall Islands ranks 4th and Tuvalu ranks 1st of 214 countries.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0706 units per square kilometre | 0.2635 units per square kilometre | 0.193 units per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 0.0515 units per square kilometre | 0.1539 units per square kilometre | 0.1024 units per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 0.0397 units per square kilometre | 0.0857 units per square kilometre | 0.046 units per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
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 Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 0.0703 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 Marshall Islands and Tuvalu?
- 0.0326 units per square kilometre, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Tuvalu?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Marshall Islands and Tuvalu rank globally for people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre?
- Marshall Islands ranks 4th and Tuvalu ranks 1st 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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About this data
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.