Papua New Guinea vs Senegal: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities

Papua New Guinea
6.31 million people
in 2024
Senegal
7.34 million people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
38th
Senegal rank
35th

Rural population without basic handwashing facilities over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Senegal
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M201120172024

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 7.34 million people against 6.31 million people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.03 million people.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 35th 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.