Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities

Cameroon

28.7%

in 2024

Papua New Guinea

30.8%

in 2024

Cameroon rank

75th

Papua New Guinea rank

74th

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

Papua New Guinea currently reports 30.8% against 28.7% in Cameroon, a difference of 2.1%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 75th and Papua New Guinea ranks 74th 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.