Canada vs Cook Islands: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas

Canada
0 people
in 2024
Cook Islands
47.29 people
in 2024
Canada rank
105th
Cook Islands rank
103rd

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas over time

  • Canada
  • Cook Islands
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 47.29 people against 0 people in Canada, a difference of 47.29 people.

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

Canada ranks 105th and Cook Islands ranks 103rd of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Cook Islands Difference Ahead
2000s 0 people 56.29 people 56.29 people Cook Islands
2010s 0 people 59.6 people 59.6 people Cook Islands
2020s 0 people 51.07 people 51.07 people Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, Canada or Cook Islands?
Cook Islands, at 47.29 people against 0 people in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas between Canada and Cook Islands?
47.29 people, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Cook Islands?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Canada and Cook Islands rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?
Canada ranks 105th and Cook Islands ranks 103rd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 4,232 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.