Which has higher access to handwashing facilities, Kiribati or Lao People's Democratic Republic?

Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 63.6% against 62.2% in Kiribati as of 2024.

What is the difference in access to handwashing facilities between Kiribati and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

1.4%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Access to handwashing facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kiribati vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Access to handwashing facilities

Kiribati

62.2%

in 2024

Lao People's Democratic Republic

63.6%

in 2024

Kiribati rank

62nd

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

60th

Access to handwashing facilities over time

Kiribati
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 63.6% against 62.2% in Kiribati, a difference of 1.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 62nd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 60th of 113 countries.

Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kiribati	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
2010s	61.9%	55.1%	6.8%	Kiribati
2020s	62.1%	61.2%	0.8%	Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to handwashing facilities, Kiribati or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 63.6% against 62.2% in Kiribati as of 2024.
What is the difference in access to handwashing facilities between Kiribati and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 1.4%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for access to handwashing facilities?: Kiribati ranks 62nd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 60th of 113 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Access to handwashing facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Access to 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, 1,032 data points, 2015–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.