Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Sanitation facilities usage

Liberia
1.90 million people
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1.33 million people
in 2024
Liberia rank
29th
Sierra Leone rank
32nd

Sanitation facilities usage over time

  • Liberia
  • Sierra Leone
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M200020122024

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 1.90 million people against 1.33 million people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 577,690 people.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.4 times Sierra Leone's.

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

Liberia ranks 29th and Sierra Leone ranks 32nd of 232 countries.

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About this data

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

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