Cape Verde vs Kenya: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities

Cape Verde

37.7%

in 2024

Kenya

48.2%

in 2024

Cape Verde rank

65th

Kenya rank

62nd

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

Kenya currently reports 48.2% against 37.7% in Cape Verde, a difference of 10.5%.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.3 times Cape Verde's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 65th and Kenya ranks 62nd 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.