Bangladesh vs Democratic Republic of Congo: People without basic handwashing facilities

Bangladesh

48.92 million people

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo

82.58 million people

in 2022

Bangladesh rank

7th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

4th

People without basic handwashing facilities over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 82.58 million people against 48.92 million people in Bangladesh, a difference of 33.66 million people.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.7 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 7th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th of 120 countries.

Indicator: People without basic handwashing facilities
Unit: people
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 1,792 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.