Congo vs Ghana: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water
Congo
31.8%
in 2019
Ghana
31.3%
in 2024
Congo rank
71st
Ghana rank
73rd
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water over time
- Congo
- Ghana
How they compare
Congo currently reports 31.8% against 31.3% in Ghana, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 71st and Ghana ranks 73rd of 113 countries.
Ghana 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, Congo or Ghana?
- Congo, at 31.8% against 31.3% in Ghana as of 2019.
- What is the difference in people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water between Congo and Ghana?
- 0.5%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Ghana?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2019.
- How do Congo and Ghana rank globally for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Congo ranks 71st and Ghana ranks 73rd 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.