Bangladesh vs Indonesia: People without basic handwashing facilities

Bangladesh
48.92 million people
in 2024
Indonesia
57.32 million people
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
7th
Indonesia rank
5th

People without basic handwashing facilities over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Indonesia
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M200520142024

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 57.32 million people against 48.92 million people in Bangladesh, a difference of 8.40 million people.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 5th of 120 countries.

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About this data

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

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