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

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.

Nepal vs Somalia: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities

Nepal

7.88 million people

in 2024

Somalia

8.70 million people

in 2024

Nepal rank

32nd

Somalia rank

30th

Rural population without basic handwashing facilities over time

Nepal
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 8.70 million people against 7.88 million people in Nepal, a difference of 812,630 people.

That makes Somalia'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.

Nepal ranks 32nd and Somalia ranks 30th of 113 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
2010s	10.75 million people	6.17 million people	4.58 million people	Nepal
2020s	8.70 million people	7.98 million people	717,228 people	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population without basic handwashing facilities, Nepal or Somalia?: Somalia, at 8.70 million people against 7.88 million people in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in rural population without basic handwashing facilities between Nepal and Somalia?: 812,630 people, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Somalia?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
How do Nepal and Somalia rank globally for rural population without basic handwashing facilities?: Nepal ranks 32nd and Somalia ranks 30th 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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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.