Ghana vs Sierra Leone: People practicing open defecation, rural
Ghana
30.8%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
24.8%
in 2024
Ghana rank
21st
Sierra Leone rank
24th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Ghana
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 30.8% against 24.8% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Ghana ranks 21st and Sierra Leone ranks 24th of 171 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.4% | 33.7% | 3.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 29.2% | 1.4% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 25.7% | 5.0% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Ghana or Sierra Leone?
- Ghana, at 30.8% against 24.8% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Ghana and Sierra Leone?
- 6.0%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Sierra Leone rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Ghana ranks 21st 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.