Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Sierra Leone or Somalia?

Sierra Leone, at 15.3% against 14.4% in Somalia as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Somalia?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Sierra Leone vs Somalia: People practicing open defecation

Sierra Leone

15.3%

in 2024

Somalia

14.4%

in 2024

Sierra Leone rank

26th

Somalia rank

28th

People practicing open defecation over time

Sierra Leone
Somalia

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 15.3% against 14.4% in Somalia, a difference of 0.9%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 26th and Somalia ranks 28th of 214 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	23.6%	50.4%	26.7%	Somalia
2010s	19.3%	30.4%	11.0%	Somalia
2020s	16.2%	17.6%	1.4%	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Sierra Leone or Somalia?: Sierra Leone, at 15.3% against 14.4% in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Sierra Leone and Somalia?: 0.9%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Somalia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Somalia rank globally for people practicing open defecation?: Sierra Leone ranks 26th and Somalia ranks 28th 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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Indicator: People practicing open defecation (% of population)
Unit: % of population
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 6,240 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.