Melanesia vs Sierra Leone: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural
Melanesia
15.8%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
15.3%
in 2024
Melanesia rank
26th
Sierra Leone rank
28th
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural over time
- Melanesia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 15.8% against 15.3% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Melanesia ranks 26th and Sierra Leone ranks 28th of 249 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 23.6% | 9.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 19.3% | 4.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 16.2% | 0.6% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural, Melanesia or Sierra Leone?
- Melanesia, at 15.8% against 15.3% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural between Melanesia and Sierra Leone?
- 0.5%, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Sierra Leone rank globally for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Melanesia ranks 26th and Sierra Leone ranks 28th of 249 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.