Congo vs Sierra Leone: People practicing open defecation, rural
Congo
23.0%
in 2021
Sierra Leone
24.8%
in 2024
Congo rank
27th
Sierra Leone rank
24th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Congo
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 24.8% against 23.0% in Congo, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 27th and Sierra Leone ranks 24th of 171 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.5% | 33.7% | 16.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 29.2% | 7.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 26.4% | 3.4% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Congo or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 24.8% against 23.0% in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Congo and Sierra Leone?
- 1.8%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sierra Leone?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Congo ranks 27th and Sierra Leone ranks 24th of 171 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, rural (% of rural 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.