Sierra Leone vs Sudan: People practicing open defecation, rural
Sierra Leone
24.8%
in 2024
Sudan
24.1%
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
24th
Sudan rank
25th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Sierra Leone
- Sudan
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 24.8% against 24.1% in Sudan, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sudan ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 24th and Sudan ranks 25th of 171 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.7% | 59.0% | 25.2% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 42.0% | 12.8% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 27.9% | 2.2% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Sierra Leone or Sudan?
- Sierra Leone, at 24.8% against 24.1% in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Sierra Leone and Sudan?
- 0.7%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sudan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Sudan rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Sierra Leone ranks 24th and Sudan ranks 25th 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.