Cook Islands vs Nauru: Sanitation facilities usage

Cook Islands
81.09 people
in 2024
Nauru
98.33 people
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
127th
Nauru rank
125th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Nauru
50100150200200020122024

How they compare

Nauru currently reports 98.33 people against 81.09 people in Cook Islands, a difference of 17.24 people.

That makes Nauru's figure about 1.2 times Cook Islands's.

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

Cook Islands ranks 127th and Nauru ranks 125th 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.