East Asia & Pacific vs Sierra Leone: People practicing open defecation, urban
East Asia & Pacific
0.2%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
3.7%
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific rank
26th
Sierra Leone rank
25th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3.7% against 0.2% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 16.3 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 26th and Sierra Leone ranks 25th of 47 groups.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 6.3% | 4.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 5.0% | 3.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 3.9% | 3.5% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, East Asia & Pacific or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 3.7% against 0.2% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between East Asia & Pacific and Sierra Leone?
- 3.5%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and Sierra Leone rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 26th and Sierra Leone ranks 25th of 47 groups.
- 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, urban (% of urban 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.