Sierra Leone vs Somalia: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)

Sierra Leone
2.6%
in 2017
Somalia
3.3%
in 2017
Sierra Leone rank
89th
Somalia rank
86th

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
11.522.533.5200020082017

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 3.3% against 2.6% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.7%.

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

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

Sierra Leone ranks 89th and Somalia ranks 86th of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Somalia Difference Ahead
2000s 3.3% 1.4% 1.9% Sierra Leone
2010s 2.8% 2.7% 0.1% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural), Sierra Leone or Somalia?
Somalia, at 3.3% against 2.6% in Sierra Leone as of 2017.
What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) between Sierra Leone and Somalia?
0.7%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Somalia?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Sierra Leone and Somalia rank globally for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
Sierra Leone ranks 89th and Somalia ranks 86th of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Sierra Leone vs Somalia: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural). Statizoid, drawing on WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/people-using-at-least-basic-sanitation-services-rural-percent-of-rural-population-q1/sierra-leone/somalia-fed-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/people-using-at-least-basic-sanitation-services-rural-percent-of-rural-population-q1/sierra-leone/somalia-fed-rep/">Sierra Leone vs Somalia: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
Last refreshed