Guinea-Bissau vs Madagascar: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities

Guinea-Bissau

15.7%

in 2024

Madagascar

15.1%

in 2024

Guinea-Bissau rank

94th

Madagascar rank

96th

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

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 15.7% against 15.1% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Madagascar ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 94th and Madagascar ranks 96th 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.