Gabon vs Ghana: Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas

Gabon

49.7%

in 2024

Ghana

55.0%

in 2024

Gabon rank

77th

Ghana rank

74th

Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas over time

Ghana currently reports 55.0% against 49.7% in Gabon, a difference of 5.2%.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 77th and Ghana ranks 74th of 113 countries.

Indicator: Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas
Unit: %
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: 113 places, 1,688 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.