Congo vs Dominican Republic: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water
Congo
48.2%
in 2019
Dominican Republic
48.5%
in 2024
Congo rank
75th
Dominican Republic rank
73rd
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water over time
- Congo
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 48.5% against 48.2% in Congo, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 75th and Dominican Republic ranks 73rd of 120 countries.
Dominican Republic 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, Congo or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 48.5% against 48.2% in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water between Congo and Dominican Republic?
- 0.3%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Dominican Republic?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2019.
- How do Congo and Dominican Republic rank globally for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Congo ranks 75th and Dominican Republic ranks 73rd 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.