Guinea-Bissau vs Lesotho: Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises

Guinea-Bissau
19.76
in 2024
Lesotho
20.85
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
104th
Lesotho rank
102nd

Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Lesotho
05101520200420142024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 20.85 against 19.76 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1.09.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 104th and Lesotho ranks 102nd of 120 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 1.08 0.3712 0.7082 Guinea-Bissau
2010s 9.75 4.09 5.66 Guinea-Bissau
2020s 19.39 16.99 2.4 Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises, Guinea-Bissau or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 20.85 against 19.76 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises between Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?
1.09, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?
17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho rank globally for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 104th and Lesotho ranks 102nd of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 1,792 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed