Samoa vs Tonga: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas

Samoa

159.26 people

in 2024

Tonga

67.34 people

in 2024

Samoa rank

100th

Tonga rank

102nd

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas over time

Samoa currently reports 159.26 people against 67.34 people in Tonga, a difference of 91.92 people.

That makes Samoa's figure about 2.4 times Tonga's.

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

Samoa ranks 100th and Tonga ranks 102nd of 175 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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