Maldives vs Thailand: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water over time
- Maldives
- Thailand
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 95.0% against 93.4% in Thailand, a difference of 1.6%.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 17th and Thailand ranks 19th of 113 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.0% | 81.1% | 13.9% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 87.9% | 7.0% | 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, Maldives or Thailand?
- Maldives, at 95.0% against 93.4% in Thailand as of 2021.
- What is the difference in people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water between Maldives and Thailand?
- 1.6%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Thailand?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2021.
- How do Maldives and Thailand rank globally for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Maldives ranks 17th and Thailand ranks 19th 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.