Afghanistan vs Vanuatu: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities

Afghanistan
48.9%
in 2024
Vanuatu
42.2%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
61st
Vanuatu rank
64th

Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 48.9% against 42.2% in Vanuatu, a difference of 6.6%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 61st and Vanuatu ranks 64th of 113 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities
Unit
%
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
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.