Mozambique vs Sierra Leone: People practicing open defecation, rural
Mozambique
23.5%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
24.8%
in 2024
Mozambique rank
26th
Sierra Leone rank
24th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Mozambique
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 24.8% against 23.5% in Mozambique, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 26th and Sierra Leone ranks 24th of 171 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.6% | 33.7% | 29.8% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 29.2% | 13.9% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 25.7% | 1.9% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Mozambique or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 24.8% against 23.5% in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Mozambique and Sierra Leone?
- 1.3%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mozambique and Sierra Leone rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Mozambique ranks 26th 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.