Ghana vs Sierra Leone: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4

Ghana
1.5%
in 2017
Sierra Leone
1.8%
in 2017
Ghana rank
11th
Sierra Leone rank
9th

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 over time

  • Ghana
  • Sierra Leone
1234200020082017

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.8% against 1.5% in Ghana, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 97 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 3.8% 1.6% 2.2% Ghana
2010s 2.1% 1.7% 0.4% Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4, Ghana or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 1.8% against 1.5% in Ghana as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 between Ghana and Sierra Leone?
0.3%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sierra Leone?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Ghana and Sierra Leone rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4?
Ghana ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
Last refreshed