Liberia vs Papua New Guinea: People without basic handwashing facilities

Liberia
5.42 million people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
6.83 million people
in 2024
Liberia rank
49th
Papua New Guinea rank
46th

People without basic handwashing facilities over time

  • Liberia
  • Papua New Guinea
02.0M4.0M6.0M200720152024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 6.83 million people against 5.42 million people in Liberia, a difference of 1.41 million people.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Liberia's.

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

Liberia ranks 49th and Papua New Guinea ranks 46th 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.