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
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.