Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 14.4% against 10.8% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 3.6%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Sierra Leone's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 90th and Sierra Leone ranks 93rd of 100 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 3.2% | 5.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 6.6% | 5.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 9.8% | 4.0% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using safely managed sanitation services, rural, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Papua New Guinea, at 14.4% against 10.8% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services, rural between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 3.6%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 90th and Sierra Leone ranks 93rd of 100 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 using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.