Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Gabon
Gabon: Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on was 48.2% in 2024. β¬ Flat
Latest (2024)
48.2%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
70th
of 109 countries
All-time high
48.2%
in 2024
All-time low
47.7%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017β2024
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Gabon, 2017β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 48.2% for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Gabon ranks 70th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.8% | 47.7% | 47.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 48.1% | 48.0% | 48.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 67 Dominican Republic 48.5% compare
- 68 Vanuatu 48.4% compare
- 69 Congo, Republic of 48.2%
- 71 Ghana 45.5% compare
- 72 Namibia 44.6%
- 73 South Africa 44.4%
More infrastructure data for Gabon
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.34 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 67,119 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 23.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 67,119 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.25 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Gabon?
- Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Gabon was 48.2% 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 2017.
- How does Gabon rank for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on?
- Gabon ranks 70th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gabon 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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