Lesotho vs Liberia: People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre

Lesotho
0.0005 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Liberia
0.0004 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Lesotho rank
25th
Liberia rank
28th

People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre over time

  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.0005 units per square kilometre against 0.0004 units per square kilometre in Liberia, a difference of 0.0001 units per square kilometre.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.4 times Liberia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 25th and Liberia ranks 28th of 214 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Liberia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0013 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre Lesotho
2010s 0.0009 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre Lesotho
2020s 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre, Lesotho or Liberia?
Lesotho, at 0.0005 units per square kilometre against 0.0004 units per square kilometre in Liberia as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre between Lesotho and Liberia?
0.0001 units per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Liberia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Liberia rank globally for people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre?
Lesotho ranks 25th and Liberia ranks 28th 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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Indicator
People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 5,016 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.