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

Kenya

48.2%

in 2024

Vanuatu

42.2%

in 2024

Kenya rank

62nd

Vanuatu rank

64th

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

Kenya currently reports 48.2% against 42.2% in Vanuatu, a difference of 6.0%.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

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

Kenya ranks 62nd and Vanuatu ranks 64th 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.