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

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.

Somalia vs Vietnam: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities

Somalia

8.70 million people

in 2024

Vietnam

9.14 million people

in 2024

Somalia rank

30th

Vietnam rank

29th

Rural population without basic handwashing facilities over time

Somalia
Vietnam

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 9.14 million people against 8.70 million people in Somalia, a difference of 445,610 people.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 30th and Vietnam ranks 29th of 113 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
2010s	6.17 million people	10.34 million people	4.17 million people	Vietnam
2020s	7.98 million people	9.41 million people	1.42 million people	Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population without basic handwashing facilities, Somalia or Vietnam?: Vietnam, at 9.14 million people against 8.70 million people in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in rural population without basic handwashing facilities between Somalia and Vietnam?: 445,610 people, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Vietnam?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
How do Somalia and Vietnam rank globally for rural population without basic handwashing facilities?: Somalia ranks 30th and Vietnam ranks 29th 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.