Samoa vs Sierra Leone: Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education
Samoa
70.2%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
53.7%
in 2024
Samoa rank
86th
Sierra Leone rank
88th
Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education over time
- Samoa
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 70.2% against 53.7% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 16.5%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 86th and Sierra Leone ranks 88th of 89 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 67.8% | 32.2% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 78.5% | 71.4% | 7.1% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education, Samoa or Sierra Leone?
- Samoa, at 70.2% against 53.7% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education between Samoa and Sierra Leone?
- 16.5%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sierra Leone?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Sierra Leone rank globally for proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education?
- Samoa ranks 86th and Sierra Leone ranks 88th of 89 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education level (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.