Papua New Guinea vs Timor-Leste: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 35.4% against 28.4% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 7.0%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Timor-Leste's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 86th and Timor-Leste ranks 89th of 120 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.2% | 28.1% | 7.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 28.4% | 6.8% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, Papua New Guinea or Timor-Leste?
- Papua New Guinea, at 35.4% against 28.4% in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water between Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste?
- 7.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2020.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste rank globally for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 86th and Timor-Leste ranks 89th 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.