Burundi vs Rwanda: People without basic handwashing facilities

Burundi
12.82 million people
in 2023
Rwanda
11.63 million people
in 2024
Burundi rank
32nd
Rwanda rank
34th

People without basic handwashing facilities over time

  • Burundi
  • Rwanda
05.0M10.0M15.0M200020122024

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 12.82 million people against 11.63 million people in Rwanda, a difference of 1.19 million people.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Rwanda ahead.

Burundi ranks 32nd and Rwanda ranks 34th 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
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People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.