American Samoa vs Samoa: Sanitation facilities usage

American Samoa
386.02 people
in 2014
Samoa
338.85 people
in 2024
American Samoa rank
117th
Samoa rank
118th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

  • American Samoa
  • Samoa
0100200300400200020122024

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 386.02 people against 338.85 people in Samoa, a difference of 47.17 people.

That makes American Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, American Samoa has been ahead every year.

American Samoa ranks 117th and Samoa ranks 118th of 232 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage
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
232 places, 5,488 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.