Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 38.6% against 35.4% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Solomon Islands has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 86th 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, Papua New Guinea or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 38.6% against 35.4% in Papua New Guinea as of 2019.
- What is the difference in people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 3.2%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2019.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands rank globally for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 86th 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.