Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4

Sierra Leone
23.3%
in 2017
Zimbabwe
26.7%
in 2017
Sierra Leone rank
22nd
Zimbabwe rank
21st

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

  • Sierra Leone
  • Zimbabwe
0102030200020082017

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 26.7% against 23.3% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 3.4%.

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

Across all 18 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 22nd and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 97 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 19.7% 22.7% 3.0% Zimbabwe
2010s 22.3% 25.5% 3.2% Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4, Sierra Leone or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 26.7% against 23.3% in Sierra Leone as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 between Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
3.4%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4?
Sierra Leone ranks 22nd and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
Last refreshed