Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities

Burkina Faso
12.42 million people
in 2024
Malawi
15.42 million people
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
19th
Malawi rank
16th

Rural population without basic handwashing facilities over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Malawi
05.0M10.0M15.0M200020122024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 15.42 million people against 12.42 million people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 3.00 million people.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 19th and Malawi ranks 16th of 113 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population 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
113 places, 1,715 data points, 2000–2024
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People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.