Samoa vs Suriname: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities

Samoa

69.4%

in 2024

Suriname

66.8%

in 2022

Samoa rank

53rd

Suriname rank

55th

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

Samoa currently reports 69.4% against 66.8% in Suriname, a difference of 2.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Suriname ahead.

Samoa ranks 53rd and Suriname ranks 55th 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.