Serbia vs South Asia: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water over time
- Serbia
- South Asia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 98.1% against 87.4% in South Asia, a difference of 10.7%.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times South Asia's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Serbia has been ahead every year.
Serbia ranks 10th and South Asia ranks 7th of 120 countries.
Serbia 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, Serbia or South Asia?
- Serbia, at 98.1% against 87.4% in South Asia as of 2014.
- What is the difference in people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water between Serbia and South Asia?
- 10.7%, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and South Asia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2014.
- How do Serbia and South Asia rank globally for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Serbia ranks 10th 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.