Dominican Republic vs Papua New Guinea: People without basic handwashing facilities

Dominican Republic

5.88 million people

in 2024

Papua New Guinea

6.83 million people

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

48th

Papua New Guinea rank

46th

People without basic handwashing facilities over time

Papua New Guinea currently reports 6.83 million people against 5.88 million people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 948,220 people.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 48th and Papua New Guinea ranks 46th 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.