Cambodia vs Sierra Leone: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Cambodia
8.54 million people
in 2024
Sierra Leone
7.19 million people
in 2024
Cambodia rank
48th
Sierra Leone rank
51st

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • Cambodia
  • Sierra Leone
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M200020122024

How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 8.54 million people against 7.19 million people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.35 million people.

That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Cambodia has been ahead every year.

Cambodia ranks 48th and Sierra Leone ranks 51st of 150 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People not using safely managed 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
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.