Samoa vs Senegal: Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities
Samoa
70.2%
in 2024
Senegal
62.4%
in 2024
Samoa rank
98th
Senegal rank
100th
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities over time
- Samoa
- Senegal
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 70.2% against 62.4% in Senegal, a difference of 7.8%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 98th and Senegal ranks 100th of 106 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 40.3% | 59.7% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 79.3% | 7.9% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities, Samoa or Senegal?
- Samoa, at 70.2% against 62.4% in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities between Samoa and Senegal?
- 7.8%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Senegal?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Senegal rank globally for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Samoa ranks 98th and Senegal ranks 100th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of schools with access to 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
Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education level (%).