Costa Rica vs Sierra Leone: Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population
Costa Rica
24.3%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
24.3%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
107th
Sierra Leone rank
108th
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population over time
- Costa Rica
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 24.3% against 24.3% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 107th and Sierra Leone ranks 108th of 124 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 11.3% | 6.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 16.7% | 3.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 22.5% | 0.9% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population, Costa Rica or Sierra Leone?
- Costa Rica, at 24.3% against 24.3% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population between Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Sierra Leone rank globally for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population?
- Costa Rica ranks 107th and Sierra Leone ranks 108th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.