Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre
Guinea-Bissau
0.0003 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.0002 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
31st
Sierra Leone rank
32nd
People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.0003 units per square kilometre against 0.0002 units per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0001 units per square kilometre.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.3 times Sierra Leone's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 31st and Sierra Leone ranks 32nd of 214 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 0.0003 units per square kilometre against 0.0002 units per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0001 units per square kilometre, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 31st 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.