Sierra Leone vs Yemen: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5
Sierra Leone
1.4%
in 2017
Yemen
2.4%
in 2017
Sierra Leone rank
12th
Yemen rank
9th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 over time
- Sierra Leone
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 2.4% against 1.4% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.8 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 12th and Yemen ranks 9th of 97 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 0.9% | 1.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 2.1% | 0.5% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5, Sierra Leone or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 2.4% against 1.4% in Sierra Leone as of 2017.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 between Sierra Leone and Yemen?
- 1.0%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Yemen?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Sierra Leone and Yemen rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
- Sierra Leone ranks 12th and Yemen ranks 9th 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.