Low & middle income vs Maldives: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water over time
- Low & middle income
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 95.0% against 71.9% in Low & middle income, a difference of 23.1%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Low & middle income ranks 18th and Maldives ranks 17th of 32 groups.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60.7% | 95.0% | 34.3% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 65.1% | 95.0% | 29.9% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, Low & middle income or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 95.0% against 71.9% in Low & middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water between Low & middle income and Maldives?
- 23.1%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Maldives?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2021.
- How do Low & middle income and Maldives rank globally for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Low & middle income ranks 18th and Maldives ranks 17th of 32 groups.
- 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.