Kenya vs Sierra Leone: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas
Kenya
127,251 people
in 2024
Sierra Leone
141,560 people
in 2024
Kenya rank
35th
Sierra Leone rank
32nd
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas over time
- Kenya
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 141,560 people against 127,251 people in Kenya, a difference of 14,309 people.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 35th and Sierra Leone ranks 32nd of 186 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 180,675 people | 124,335 people | 56,340 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 181,359 people | 139,703 people | 41,656 people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 143,931 people | 142,455 people | 1,476 people | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, Kenya or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 141,560 people against 127,251 people in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in urban areas between Kenya and Sierra Leone?
- 14,309 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Sierra Leone rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Kenya ranks 35th and Sierra Leone ranks 32nd of 186 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 Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.