Haiti vs Sierra Leone: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities

Haiti

2.78 million people

in 2024

Sierra Leone

2.87 million people

in 2024

Haiti rank

43rd

Sierra Leone rank

42nd

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Sierra Leone currently reports 2.87 million people against 2.78 million people in Haiti, a difference of 95,130 people.

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

Haiti ranks 43rd and Sierra Leone ranks 42nd of 175 countries.

Indicator: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities
Unit: people
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 4,269 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.