Lesotho vs Rwanda: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities

Lesotho

17.7%

in 2024

Rwanda

16.0%

in 2024

Lesotho rank

90th

Rwanda rank

93rd

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

Lesotho currently reports 17.7% against 16.0% in Rwanda, a difference of 1.7%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

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

Lesotho ranks 90th and Rwanda ranks 93rd 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.