Afghanistan vs Congo: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water over time
- Afghanistan
- Congo
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 60.1% against 56.1% in Congo, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 70th and Congo ranks 72nd of 113 countries.
Afghanistan 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, Afghanistan or Congo?
- Afghanistan, at 60.1% against 56.1% in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water between Afghanistan and Congo?
- 4.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Congo?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2019.
- How do Afghanistan and Congo rank globally for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Afghanistan ranks 70th and Congo ranks 72nd 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, urban (% of urban 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.