Sierra Leone vs Uganda: Sanitation facilities usage

Sierra Leone

1.33 million people

in 2024

Uganda

1.77 million people

in 2024

Sierra Leone rank

32nd

Uganda rank

30th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Uganda currently reports 1.77 million people against 1.33 million people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 439,970 people.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.3 times Sierra Leone's.

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

Sierra Leone ranks 32nd and Uganda ranks 30th of 232 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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