Myanmar vs Samoa: Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas

Myanmar

83.0%

in 2024

Samoa

83.8%

in 2024

Myanmar rank

51st

Samoa rank

49th

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

Samoa currently reports 83.8% against 83.0% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 51st and Samoa ranks 49th 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.