Samoa vs Tonga: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre
Samoa
0.0578 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Tonga
0.094 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa rank
90th
Tonga rank
87th
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Samoa
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.094 people per square kilometre against 0.0578 people per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 0.0362 people per square kilometre.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.6 times Samoa's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 90th and Tonga ranks 87th of 171 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0602 people per square kilometre | 0.2321 people per square kilometre | 0.1719 people per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2010s | 0.0593 people per square kilometre | 0.1631 people per square kilometre | 0.1039 people per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0.0585 people per square kilometre | 0.1064 people per square kilometre | 0.0479 people per square kilometre | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre, Samoa or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.094 people per square kilometre against 0.0578 people per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre between Samoa and Tonga?
- 0.0362 people per square kilometre, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 90th and Tonga ranks 87th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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.