Gambia vs Lesotho: People without basic handwashing facilities

Gambia
2.40 million people
in 2024
Lesotho
1.85 million people
in 2024
Gambia rank
60th
Lesotho rank
62nd

People without basic handwashing facilities over time

  • Gambia
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 2.40 million people against 1.85 million people in Lesotho, a difference of 552,230 people.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.3 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Lesotho ahead.

Gambia ranks 60th and Lesotho ranks 62nd 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.