How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nepal?

12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.

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 Rural population without basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Nepal: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities

Cameroon

8.33 million people

in 2024

Nepal

7.88 million people

in 2024

Cameroon rank

31st

Nepal rank

32nd

Rural population without basic handwashing facilities over time

Cameroon
Nepal

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 8.33 million people against 7.88 million people in Nepal, a difference of 449,440 people.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Nepal ahead.

Cameroon ranks 31st and Nepal ranks 32nd of 113 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
2010s	7.49 million people	10.75 million people	3.26 million people	Nepal
2020s	8.13 million people	8.70 million people	566,582 people	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population without basic handwashing facilities, Cameroon or Nepal?: Cameroon, at 8.33 million people against 7.88 million people in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in rural population without basic handwashing facilities between Cameroon and Nepal?: 449,440 people, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nepal?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Nepal rank globally for rural population without basic handwashing facilities?: Cameroon ranks 31st and Nepal ranks 32nd 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 Rural population without basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.