Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
0.0001 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.0002 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
35th
Sierra Leone rank
32nd
People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0002 units per square kilometre against 0.0001 units per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0001 units per square kilometre.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.9 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 35th and Sierra Leone ranks 32nd of 214 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.0002 units per square kilometre against 0.0001 units per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0001 units per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 35th and Sierra Leone ranks 32nd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre. 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 of population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.