Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities

Gambia
848,761 people
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
1.00 million people
in 2024
Gambia rank
65th
Guinea-Bissau rank
62nd

Rural population without basic handwashing facilities over time

  • Gambia
  • Guinea-Bissau
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M200020122024

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 1.00 million people against 848,761 people in Gambia, a difference of 154,929 people.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.2 times Gambia's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 65th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 62nd 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
Last refreshed

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