Samoa vs Zimbabwe: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities
Samoa
70.2%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
79.8%
in 2024
Samoa rank
93rd
Zimbabwe rank
90th
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities over time
- Samoa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 79.8% against 70.2% in Samoa, a difference of 9.6%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 93rd and Zimbabwe ranks 90th of 101 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 67.3% | 32.7% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 78.9% | 1.0% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities, Samoa or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 79.8% against 70.2% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities between Samoa and Zimbabwe?
- 9.6%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Zimbabwe?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Zimbabwe rank globally for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- Samoa ranks 93rd and Zimbabwe ranks 90th of 101 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release