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

Rwanda

16.0%

in 2024

Sierra Leone

16.7%

in 2024

Rwanda rank

93rd

Sierra Leone rank

92nd

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

Sierra Leone currently reports 16.7% against 16.0% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Rwanda ranks 93rd and Sierra Leone ranks 92nd 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.