Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: People practicing open defecation
Papua New Guinea
15.6%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
15.3%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
25th
Sierra Leone rank
26th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 15.6% against 15.3% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 25th and Sierra Leone ranks 26th of 214 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 23.6% | 10.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 19.3% | 4.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 16.2% | 0.8% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Papua New Guinea, at 15.6% against 15.3% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 0.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 25th and Sierra Leone ranks 26th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.