What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?

8,560 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Sierra Leone: Sanitation facilities usage

Central African Republic

1.32 million people

in 2024

Sierra Leone

1.33 million people

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

33rd

Sierra Leone rank

32nd

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Central African Republic
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.33 million people against 1.32 million people in Central African Republic, a difference of 8,560 people.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 33rd and Sierra Leone ranks 32nd of 232 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
2000s	990,983 people	1.26 million people	266,569 people	Sierra Leone
2010s	1.16 million people	1.34 million people	182,437 people	Sierra Leone
2020s	1.29 million people	1.34 million people	52,264 people	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Central African Republic or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 1.33 million people against 1.32 million people in Central African Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?: 8,560 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Sierra Leone rank globally for sanitation facilities usage?: Central African Republic ranks 33rd and Sierra Leone ranks 32nd of 232 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sanitation facilities usage
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: 232 places, 5,488 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.