Nepal vs Vietnam: People without basic handwashing facilities

Nepal
9.42 million people
in 2024
Vietnam
11.00 million people
in 2024
Nepal rank
38th
Vietnam rank
36th

People without basic handwashing facilities over time

  • Nepal
  • Vietnam
05.0M10.0M15.0M200520142024

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 11.00 million people against 9.42 million people in Nepal, a difference of 1.58 million people.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 38th and Vietnam ranks 36th 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.