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

Vanuatu

42.2%

in 2024

Zimbabwe

36.1%

in 2024

Vanuatu rank

64th

Zimbabwe rank

67th

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

Vanuatu currently reports 42.2% against 36.1% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 6.1%.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Vanuatu ranks 64th and Zimbabwe ranks 67th 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.