Which has higher access to handwashing facilities, Somalia or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 17.5% against 16.5% in Somalia as of 2024.

What is the difference in access to handwashing facilities between Somalia and Tanzania, United Republic of?

1.0%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Tanzania, United Republic of?

8 years are reported by both, from 2017 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.

Somalia vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Access to handwashing facilities

Somalia

16.5%

in 2024

Tanzania, United Republic of

17.5%

in 2024

Somalia rank

105th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

102nd

Access to handwashing facilities over time

Somalia
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 17.5% against 16.5% in Somalia, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 105th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 102nd of 113 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2010s	28.5%	17.2%	11.3%	Somalia
2020s	20.5%	17.4%	3.1%	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to handwashing facilities, Somalia or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 17.5% against 16.5% in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in access to handwashing facilities between Somalia and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 1.0%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Somalia and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for access to handwashing facilities?: Somalia ranks 105th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 102nd 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.