India vs Sierra Leone: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre
India
44.51 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
48.8 people per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
17th
Sierra Leone rank
16th
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre over time
- India
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 48.8 people per square kilometre against 44.51 people per square kilometre in India, a difference of 4.29 people per square kilometre.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.
India ranks 17th and Sierra Leone ranks 16th of 214 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 249.42 people per square kilometre | 46.05 people per square kilometre | 203.37 people per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 149.42 people per square kilometre | 49.34 people per square kilometre | 100.08 people per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 63.49 people per square kilometre | 49.15 people per square kilometre | 14.33 people per square kilometre | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre, India or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 48.8 people per square kilometre against 44.51 people per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre between India and Sierra Leone?
- 4.29 people per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sierra Leone?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do India and Sierra Leone rank globally for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 17th and Sierra Leone ranks 16th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as People not using improved sanitation facilities, 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 not using improved sanitation facilities 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.