Somalia vs Yemen: People without basic handwashing facilities

Somalia

15.87 million people

in 2024

Yemen

14.88 million people

in 2024

Somalia rank

26th

Yemen rank

29th

People without basic handwashing facilities over time

Somalia currently reports 15.87 million people against 14.88 million people in Yemen, a difference of 998,800 people.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Yemen ahead.

Somalia ranks 26th and Yemen ranks 29th 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.