Kazakhstan vs South Asia: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water over time
- Kazakhstan
- South Asia
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 99.0% against 87.4% in South Asia, a difference of 11.6%.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times South Asia's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.
Kazakhstan ranks 6th and South Asia ranks 7th of 120 countries.
Kazakhstan 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, Kazakhstan or South Asia?
- Kazakhstan, at 99.0% against 87.4% in South Asia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water between Kazakhstan and South Asia?
- 11.6%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and South Asia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2019.
- How do Kazakhstan and South Asia rank globally for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Kazakhstan ranks 6th and South Asia ranks 7th 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.