Ghana vs South Africa: Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural

Ghana
54.99
in 2024
South Africa
52.56
in 2020
Ghana rank
74th
South Africa rank
75th

Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural over time

  • Ghana
  • South Africa
0204060201120172024

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 54.99 against 52.56 in South Africa, a difference of 2.43.

Across all 9 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 74th and South Africa ranks 75th of 113 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana South Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 44.71 52.56 7.85 South Africa
2020s 49.69 52.56 2.87 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural, Ghana or South Africa?
Ghana, at 54.99 against 52.56 in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural between Ghana and South Africa?
2.43, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Africa?
9 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2020.
How do Ghana and South Africa rank globally for proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural?
Ghana ranks 74th and South Africa ranks 75th of 113 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ghana vs South Africa: Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 15 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-with-basic-handwashing-facilities-urban-vs-rural/ghana/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-with-basic-handwashing-facilities-urban-vs-rural/ghana/south-africa/">Ghana vs South Africa: Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,688 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed