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, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sierra Leone vs Somalia: People practicing open defecation, rural

Sierra Leone

24.8%

in 2024

Somalia

26.4%

in 2024

Sierra Leone rank

24th

Somalia rank

22nd

People practicing open defecation, rural over time

Sierra Leone
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 26.4% against 24.8% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.6%.

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

Across all 25 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 24th and Somalia ranks 22nd of 171 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	33.7%	72.8%	39.0%	Somalia
2010s	29.2%	49.0%	19.8%	Somalia
2020s	25.7%	31.2%	5.4%	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Sierra Leone or Somalia?: Somalia, at 26.4% against 24.8% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Sierra Leone and Somalia?: 1.6%, with Somalia 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, rural?: Sierra Leone ranks 24th and Somalia ranks 22nd 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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Indicator: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
Unit: % of rural 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: 218 places, 5,299 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.