Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas was 70.7% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Solomon Islands, 2011–2019
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 70.7% for access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Solomon Islands peaked at 70.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 70.7%, in 2011.
That places Solomon Islands 63rd out of 113 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Solomon Islands?
- Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Solomon Islands was 70.7% in 2019, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 70.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7% in 2011.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas?
- Solomon Islands ranks 63rd out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.