Cameroon vs Solomon Islands: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water
Cameroon
37.8%
in 2024
Solomon Islands
38.6%
in 2019
Cameroon rank
84th
Solomon Islands rank
83rd
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water over time
- Cameroon
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 38.6% against 37.8% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Solomon Islands has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 84th and Solomon Islands ranks 83rd of 120 countries.
Solomon Islands 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, Cameroon or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 38.6% against 37.8% in Cameroon as of 2019.
- What is the difference in people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water between Cameroon and Solomon Islands?
- 0.8%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Solomon Islands?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2019.
- How do Cameroon and Solomon Islands rank globally for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Cameroon ranks 84th and Solomon Islands ranks 83rd 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.