Kenya vs Madagascar: People without basic handwashing facilities

Kenya

23.98 million people

in 2024

Madagascar

24.44 million people

in 2024

Kenya rank

16th

Madagascar rank

15th

People without basic handwashing facilities over time

Madagascar currently reports 24.44 million people against 23.98 million people in Kenya, a difference of 465,800 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 16th and Madagascar ranks 15th 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.