Barbados vs Saint Lucia: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water over time
- Barbados
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 88.5% against 87.3% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 1.2%.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 36th and Saint Lucia ranks 39th of 120 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.5% | 87.3% | 1.1% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 88.5% | 87.3% | 1.1% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, Barbados or Saint Lucia?
- Barbados, at 88.5% against 87.3% in Saint Lucia as of 2016.
- What is the difference in people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water between Barbados and Saint Lucia?
- 1.2%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Saint Lucia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2016.
- How do Barbados and Saint Lucia rank globally for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Barbados ranks 36th and Saint Lucia ranks 39th 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.