Mauritania vs Sierra Leone: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4

Mauritania
8.4%
in 2017
Sierra Leone
9.4%
in 2017
Mauritania rank
17th
Sierra Leone rank
14th

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 over time

  • Mauritania
  • Sierra Leone
051015200020082017

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 9.4% against 8.4% in Mauritania, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

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

Mauritania ranks 17th and Sierra Leone ranks 14th of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 12.5% 10.8% 1.7% Mauritania
2010s 9.5% 9.8% 0.2% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4, Mauritania or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 9.4% against 8.4% in Mauritania as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 between Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
1.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Mauritania and Sierra Leone rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4?
Mauritania ranks 17th and Sierra Leone ranks 14th 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): Q4. 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): Q4
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