Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Comoros
Comoros: Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on was 34.8% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Comoros, 2006β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 34.8% for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 85.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Comoros peaked at 34.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2006.
Comoros ranks 87th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 12.4% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 28.3% | 34.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 84 Cameroon 37.8% compare
- 85 Angola 36.9% compare
- 86 Papua New Guinea 35.4% compare
- 88 Nigeria 31.3% compare
- 89 Timor-Leste 28.4% compare
- 90 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 27.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Comoros
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 934,198 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 109.86 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8,823 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.04 per 100 people (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1,100 (1996)
- Air transport, passengers carried 27,300 (1996)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 1.2 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,439 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 32.5% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 48.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Comoros?
- Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Comoros was 34.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2006.
- How does Comoros rank for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on?
- Comoros ranks 87th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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