Bangladesh vs Laos: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities

Bangladesh

66.1%

in 2024

Laos

56.6%

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

56th

Laos rank

59th

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

Bangladesh currently reports 66.1% against 56.6% in Laos, a difference of 9.5%.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Laos ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 56th and Laos ranks 59th of 113 countries.

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.