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

Liberia
2.0%
in 2017
Sierra Leone
1.8%
in 2017
Liberia rank
7th
Sierra Leone rank
9th

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

  • Liberia
  • Sierra Leone
05101520200020082017

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 2.0% against 1.8% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Across all 17 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.

Liberia ranks 7th and Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 18.5% 1.6% 16.9% Liberia
2010s 7.3% 1.7% 5.6% Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4, Liberia or Sierra Leone?
Liberia, at 2.0% against 1.8% in Sierra Leone as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 between Liberia and Sierra Leone?
0.2%, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sierra Leone?
17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Liberia and Sierra Leone rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4?
Liberia ranks 7th 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