Northern Mariana Islands vs Vanuatu: People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre

Northern Mariana Islands
0.0003 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Vanuatu
0.0004 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Northern Mariana Islands rank
29th
Vanuatu rank
27th

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

  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Vanuatu
000000.001200020122024

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 0.0004 units per square kilometre against 0.0003 units per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands, a difference of 0.0001 units per square kilometre.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.2 times Northern Mariana Islands's.

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

Northern Mariana Islands ranks 29th and Vanuatu ranks 27th of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Northern Mariana Islands averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern Mariana Islands Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre Northern Mariana Islands
2010s 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre Northern Mariana Islands
2020s 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre, Northern Mariana Islands or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 0.0004 units per square kilometre against 0.0003 units per square kilometre in Northern Mariana Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre between Northern Mariana Islands and Vanuatu?
0.0001 units per square kilometre, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Mariana Islands and Vanuatu?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Northern Mariana Islands and Vanuatu rank globally for people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre?
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 29th and Vanuatu ranks 27th 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.