Eritrea vs Sierra Leone: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre

Eritrea
14 people per square kilometre
in 2016
Sierra Leone
16.51 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Eritrea rank
16th
Sierra Leone rank
13th

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre over time

  • Eritrea
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 16.51 people per square kilometre against 14 people per square kilometre in Eritrea, a difference of 2.51 people per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 16th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 171 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 15.02 people per square kilometre 15.7 people per square kilometre 0.6816 people per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 14.14 people per square kilometre 16.62 people per square kilometre 2.48 people per square kilometre Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre, Eritrea or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 16.51 people per square kilometre against 14 people per square kilometre in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre between Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
2.51 people per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Eritrea and Sierra Leone rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
Eritrea ranks 16th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 3,958 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.