Solomon Islands's people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population) was 28.4% in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is unchanged since 2012.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 28.4% | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | 28.4% | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | 28.4% | 2012 |
| Highest | 28.4% | 2009 |
| Lowest | 28.4% | 2009 |
| Average since 2013 | 28.4% | 2013–2022 |
| First recorded | 28.4% | 2009 |
What the numbers say
From 2013 to 2022 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 28.4% | 2022 |
| Lower middle income | 73.42% | 2024 |
Closest to Solomon Islands in the 2022 ranking
What this measures
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.
Limitations: Generally, data on handwashing facilities are limited in high-income countries due to the infrequent collection of such information. In the early 2000s, even low- and middle-income countries often lacked this data. However, the recent standardization of hygiene-related questions in international surveys has led to an improvement in the availability of data.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 14 values
| Year | People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 28.4 |
| 2021 | 28.4 |
| 2020 | 28.4 |
| 2019 | 28.4 |
| 2018 | 28.4 |
| 2017 | 28.4 |
| 2016 | 28.4 |
| 2015 | 28.4 |
| 2014 | 28.4 |
| 2013 | 28.4 |
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population) in nearby economies
More health data for Solomon Islands
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 12.52% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 12.77% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 148,427 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 36.21% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 158,162 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 36.89% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 306,588 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 36.56% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population)
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Questions people ask
- What is Solomon Islands's people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population)?
- 28.4% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2009?
- It is unchanged since 2009. The highest value was 28.4% in 2009 and the lowest 28.4% in 2009.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: washdata.org, publisher: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), date accessed: 2025-09-30, date published: 2025-08….
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.STA.HYGN.RU.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: washdata.org, publisher: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), date accessed: 2025-09-30, date published: 2025-08… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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