Samoa vs Zimbabwe: Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities
Samoa
70.2%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
79.8%
in 2024
Samoa rank
98th
Zimbabwe rank
95th
Share of schools with access to 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 98th and Zimbabwe ranks 95th of 106 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 share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities, Samoa or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 79.8% against 70.2% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of schools with access to 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 share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Samoa ranks 98th and Zimbabwe ranks 95th 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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Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education level (%).