Sierra Leone vs Zambia: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3

Sierra Leone
20.9%
in 2017
Zambia
14.7%
in 2017
Sierra Leone rank
24th
Zambia rank
27th

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Zambia
0102030200020082017

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 20.9% against 14.7% in Zambia, a difference of 6.2%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 27th of 97 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 19.4% 25.1% 5.7% Zambia
2010s 20.5% 17.1% 3.4% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3, Sierra Leone or Zambia?
Sierra Leone, at 20.9% against 14.7% in Zambia as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 between Sierra Leone and Zambia?
6.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zambia?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Sierra Leone and Zambia rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
Sierra Leone ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 27th 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): Q3. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
Last refreshed