Cameroon vs Namibia: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water
Cameroon
28.7%
in 2024
Namibia
27.5%
in 2017
Cameroon rank
75th
Namibia rank
78th
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water over time
- Cameroon
- Namibia
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 28.7% against 27.5% in Namibia, a difference of 1.2%.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 75th and Namibia ranks 78th of 113 countries.
Cameroon 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, Cameroon or Namibia?
- Cameroon, at 28.7% against 27.5% in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water between Cameroon and Namibia?
- 1.2%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Namibia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2017.
- How do Cameroon and Namibia rank globally for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Cameroon ranks 75th and Namibia ranks 78th of 113 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, rural (% of rural 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.