Solomon Islands vs Vanuatu: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water over time
- Solomon Islands
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 70.7% against 65.9% in Vanuatu, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Solomon Islands has been ahead every year.
Solomon Islands ranks 63rd and Vanuatu ranks 64th of 113 countries.
Solomon Islands 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, Solomon Islands or Vanuatu?
- Solomon Islands, at 70.7% against 65.9% in Vanuatu as of 2019.
- What is the difference in people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water between Solomon Islands and Vanuatu?
- 4.8%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and Vanuatu?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2019.
- How do Solomon Islands and Vanuatu rank globally for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Solomon Islands ranks 63rd and Vanuatu ranks 64th 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.