Mauritania vs Solomon Islands: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water over time
- Mauritania
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 40.7% against 38.6% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Solomon Islands's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 81st and Solomon Islands ranks 83rd of 120 countries.
Mauritania 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, Mauritania or Solomon Islands?
- Mauritania, at 40.7% against 38.6% in Solomon Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water between Mauritania and Solomon Islands?
- 2.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Solomon Islands?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2019.
- How do Mauritania and Solomon Islands rank globally for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Mauritania ranks 81st 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.