Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location
Papua New Guinea
23.6%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
24.9%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
203rd
Sierra Leone rank
201st
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 24.9% against 23.6% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 203rd and Sierra Leone ranks 201st of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8% | 9.5% | 7.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 16.3% | 3.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 22.9% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 24.9% against 23.6% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 1.3%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 203rd and Sierra Leone ranks 201st of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.