Lesotho vs Sierra Leone: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural
Lesotho
14.8%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
15.3%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
26th
Sierra Leone rank
25th
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural over time
- Lesotho
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 15.3% against 14.8% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 26th and Sierra Leone ranks 25th of 213 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.4% | 23.6% | 15.8% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 19.3% | 6.8% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 16.2% | 0.9% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural, Lesotho or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 15.3% against 14.8% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural between Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
- 0.5%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Sierra Leone rank globally for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Lesotho ranks 26th and Sierra Leone ranks 25th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.