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

Afghanistan
48.9%
in 2024
Yemen
56.3%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
61st
Yemen rank
60th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Yemen
0204060200520142024

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 56.3% against 48.9% in Afghanistan, a difference of 7.4%.

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

Across all 18 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 61st and Yemen ranks 60th 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.