Solomon Islands vs Yemen: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water
Solomon Islands
70.7%
in 2019
Yemen
73.8%
in 2024
Solomon Islands rank
63rd
Yemen rank
60th
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water over time
- Solomon Islands
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 73.8% against 70.7% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 3.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Solomon Islands ranks 63rd and Yemen ranks 60th of 113 countries.
Yemen 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 Yemen?
- Yemen, at 73.8% against 70.7% in Solomon Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water between Solomon Islands and Yemen?
- 3.1%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and Yemen?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2019.
- How do Solomon Islands and Yemen rank globally for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Solomon Islands ranks 63rd and Yemen ranks 60th 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.