Sierra Leone vs Yemen: Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites

Sierra Leone
25.12
in 2024
Yemen
28.12
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
22nd
Yemen rank
19th

Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Yemen
010203040200020122024

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 28.12 against 25.12 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 3.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 22nd and Yemen ranks 19th of 231 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Yemen Difference Ahead
2000s 38.84 21.74 17.09 Sierra Leone
2010s 32 25.36 6.64 Sierra Leone
2020s 26.61 27.61 1 Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites, Sierra Leone or Yemen?
Yemen, at 28.12 against 25.12 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites between Sierra Leone and Yemen?
3, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Yemen?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Yemen rank globally for proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites?
Sierra Leone ranks 22nd and Yemen ranks 19th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites (Sanitation). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Sierra Leone vs Yemen: Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-of-population-using-unimproved-sanitation-facilites-sanitation/sierra-leone/yemen-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-of-population-using-unimproved-sanitation-facilites-sanitation/sierra-leone/yemen-rep/">Sierra Leone vs Yemen: Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites (Sanitation)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
292 places, 7,089 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed