Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises, by urban/rural (%) by country
Countries reporting
119
Highest
100.0%
Bahrain
Lowest
3.5%
Liberia
Median
71.9%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
2,114
What the numbers show
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises, by urban/rural (%) is currently reported for 119 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Bahrain; the lowest is 3.5% in Liberia.
The median across all reporting countries is 71.9%, and the mean is 62.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 29.
Over the past decade 97 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Lesotho (up 1,117.0%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 53.2%).
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 5 | Montenegro | 99.2% | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 99.0% | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 7 | Mexico | 98.8% | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 8 | Aruba | 98.6% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 98.4% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 10 | Serbia | 98.1% | 2014 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 11 | Oman | 97.4% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Iraq | 97.4% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 13 | Philippines | 97.3% | 2024 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 14 | China | 97.3% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 15 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 97.3% | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 97.2% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 17 | Azerbaijan | 96.0% | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 18 | Maldives | 95.8% | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | Libya | 95.6% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Ukraine | 95.4% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 21 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 95.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 22 | State of Palestine | 94.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 23 | Thailand | 94.6% | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 24 | Bhutan | 94.5% | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 25 | Armenia | 94.4% | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 26 | Tuvalu | 93.9% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 27 | Cuba | 93.4% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 28 | Tunisia | 92.7% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 29 | Egypt | 92.3% | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 30 | Ecuador | 91.9% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 31 | Georgia | 91.8% | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 32 | Nauru | 90.8% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 33 | Belize | 90.3% | 2022 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 34 | India | 89.7% | 2024 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 35 | Viet Nam | 89.1% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 36 | Barbados | 88.5% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | El Salvador | 88.2% | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 38 | Sri Lanka | 87.7% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 39 | Saint Lucia | 87.3% | 2016 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 40 | Cambodia | 87.2% | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 41 | Republic of Moldova | 87.0% | 2016 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 42 | Fiji | 86.6% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 43 | Mongolia | 86.4% | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 86.0% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 45 | Marshall Islands | 85.1% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 46 | Honduras | 85.0% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 47 | Algeria | 84.9% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 48 | Pakistan | 84.8% | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 49 | Syrian Arab Republic | 84.5% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 50 | Trinidad and Tobago | 84.1% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 51 | Guyana | 83.5% | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 81.6% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 53 | Tonga | 80.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 54 | Paraguay | 80.2% | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 55 | Indonesia | 79.8% | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 56 | Guatemala | 76.8% | 2019 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 57 | Myanmar | 74.7% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 58 | Tajikistan | 73.0% | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 59 | Suriname | 72.1% | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 60 | Samoa | 71.9% | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 61 | Bangladesh | 71.8% | 2024 | up 87.2% | rising |
| 62 | Colombia | 70.4% | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 63 | Jamaica | 70.4% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 64 | Nepal | 68.2% | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 65 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 63.6% | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 66 | Yemen | 63.3% | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 67 | Kiribati | 62.2% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 68 | Cabo Verde | 60.9% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 69 | Sao Tome and Principe | 58.3% | 2024 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 70 | Kenya | 57.5% | 2024 | up 278.5% | rising |
| 71 | Afghanistan | 51.9% | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 72 | Djibouti | 50.7% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 48.5% | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 74 | Vanuatu | 48.4% | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 75 | Congo | 48.2% | 2019 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 76 | Gabon | 48.2% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 77 | Ghana | 45.5% | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 78 | Namibia | 44.6% | 2017 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 79 | Zimbabwe | 42.5% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 80 | Mauritania | 40.7% | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 81 | Melanesia | 40.5% | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 82 | Eswatini | 39.3% | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 83 | Solomon Islands | 38.6% | 2019 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 84 | Cameroon | 37.8% | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 85 | Angola | 36.9% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 86 | Papua New Guinea | 35.4% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 87 | Comoros | 34.8% | 2024 | up 85.6% | rising |
| 88 | Nigeria | 31.3% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 89 | Timor-Leste | 28.4% | 2020 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 90 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 27.0% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 91 | Senegal | 26.9% | 2024 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 92 | Chad | 26.3% | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 93 | Burkina Faso | 25.9% | 2024 | up 68.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Uganda | 24.6% | 2024 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 95 | Equatorial Guinea | 24.2% | 2015 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 96 | Madagascar | 23.5% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 97 | Haiti | 22.7% | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 98 | Côte d'Ivoire | 22.0% | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 99 | South Sudan | 21.9% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 100 | Niger | 21.5% | 2024 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 101 | Lesotho | 20.9% | 2024 | up 1,117.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Guinea | 20.6% | 2022 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 103 | Guinea-Bissau | 19.8% | 2024 | up 120.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 19.4% | 2022 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 105 | Sierra Leone | 18.7% | 2024 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 106 | Rwanda | 18.5% | 2024 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Zambia | 18.4% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 108 | United Republic of Tanzania | 17.5% | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 109 | Togo | 17.4% | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 110 | Mali | 17.3% | 2022 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 111 | Somalia | 16.5% | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 112 | Mozambique | 15.8% | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 113 | Malawi | 15.4% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 114 | Gambia | 13.0% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 115 | Benin | 12.9% | 2024 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 116 | Sudan | 10.8% | 2024 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 117 | Burundi | 6.4% | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 118 | Ethiopia | 5.9% | 2024 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 119 | Liberia | 3.5% | 2024 | up 148.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Asia 97.3%
- Central America 96.9%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 93.9%
- Northern Africa 90.4%
- Asia 90.2%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 89.2%
- Western Asia 88.2%
- Southern Asia 86.5%
- Central and Southern Asia 86.5%
- Central Asia 86.5%
- South-Eastern Asia 85.6%
- World 79.7%