Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands: Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas
Papua New Guinea
64.4%
in 2024
Solomon Islands
70.7%
in 2019
Papua New Guinea rank
66th
Solomon Islands rank
63rd
Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 70.7% against 64.4% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 6.3%.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Solomon Islands has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 66th and Solomon Islands ranks 63rd of 113 countries.
Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas, Papua New Guinea or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 70.7% against 64.4% in Papua New Guinea as of 2019.
- What is the difference in access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 6.3%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2019.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands rank globally for access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 66th and Solomon Islands ranks 63rd of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.