Barbados vs India: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water
Barbados
88.5%
in 2016
India
89.7%
in 2024
Barbados rank
36th
India rank
34th
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water over time
- Barbados
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 89.7% against 88.5% in Barbados, a difference of 1.2%.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 36th and India ranks 34th of 120 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, Barbados or India?
- India, at 89.7% against 88.5% in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water between Barbados and India?
- 1.2%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and India?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2016.
- How do Barbados and India rank globally for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Barbados ranks 36th and India ranks 34th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.