Eswatini vs Sierra Leone: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1
Eswatini
32.4%
in 2017
Sierra Leone
40.4%
in 2017
Eswatini rank
34th
Sierra Leone rank
32nd
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 over time
- Eswatini
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 40.4% against 32.4% in Eswatini, a difference of 8.0%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 34th and Sierra Leone ranks 32nd of 97 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.6% | 39.4% | 11.2% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 40.1% | 3.6% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1, Eswatini or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 40.4% against 32.4% in Eswatini as of 2017.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 between Eswatini and Sierra Leone?
- 8.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Sierra Leone?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Eswatini and Sierra Leone rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Eswatini ranks 34th and Sierra Leone ranks 32nd of 97 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.