Ethiopia vs Sierra Leone: People practicing open defecation, urban
Ethiopia
2.7%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
3.7%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
28th
Sierra Leone rank
25th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Ethiopia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3.7% against 2.7% in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 28th and Sierra Leone ranks 25th of 182 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 6.3% | 11.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 5.0% | 4.9% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.9% | 0.2% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Ethiopia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 3.7% against 2.7% in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
- 1.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Sierra Leone rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Ethiopia ranks 28th and Sierra Leone ranks 25th of 182 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, 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.