Maldives vs World: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water over time
- Maldives
- World
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 95.0% against 72.0% in World, a difference of 23.0%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times World's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 17th and World ranks 17th of 113 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.0% | 60.8% | 34.2% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 65.2% | 29.8% | 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 World?
- Maldives, at 95.0% against 72.0% in World as of 2021.
- What is the difference in people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water between Maldives and World?
- 23.0%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and World?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2021.
- How do Maldives and World rank globally for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Maldives ranks 17th and World ranks 17th 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.