Guyana vs India: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities

Guyana

85.4%

in 2024

India

85.9%

in 2024

Guyana rank

32nd

India rank

31st

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

India currently reports 85.9% against 85.4% in Guyana, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 32nd and India ranks 31st 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.