Sierra Leone vs Upper middle income: People practicing open defecation, urban
Sierra Leone
3.7%
in 2024
Upper middle income
0.2%
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
25th
Upper middle income rank
27th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Sierra Leone
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3.7% against 0.2% in Upper middle income, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 21.6 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 25th and Upper middle income ranks 27th of 182 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 1.9% | 4.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 0.9% | 4.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 0.3% | 3.6% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Sierra Leone or Upper middle income?
- Sierra Leone, at 3.7% against 0.2% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Sierra Leone and Upper middle income?
- 3.5%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Upper middle income?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Upper middle income rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Sierra Leone ranks 25th and Upper middle income ranks 27th 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.