Nepal vs Sierra Leone: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2
Nepal
24.6%
in 2017
Sierra Leone
30.3%
in 2017
Nepal rank
28th
Sierra Leone rank
26th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 over time
- Nepal
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 30.3% against 24.6% in Nepal, a difference of 5.7%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 28th and Sierra Leone ranks 26th of 97 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.8% | 28.8% | 46.0% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 29.9% | 8.8% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2, Nepal or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 30.3% against 24.6% in Nepal as of 2017.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 between Nepal and Sierra Leone?
- 5.7%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sierra Leone?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Nepal and Sierra Leone rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Nepal ranks 28th and Sierra Leone ranks 26th 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): Q2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.