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social2024

Number of people without basic handwashing facilities

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•120 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
12,224,948.9people
Median: 2,333,656.4people
Countries Covered
120
with available data
Highest
Nigeria
159,827,790.0people
Lowest
Bahrain
0.0people
Top 5 Countries
1Nigeria159,827,790.0people
2India149,564,320.0people
3Ethiopia124,330,420.0people
4Democratic Republic of the Congo82,580,620.0people
5Indonesia57,316,310.0people
By Region
Africa50,064,030.5people(8 countries)
Asia26,108,251.8people(15 countries)
South America8,551,100.0people(2 countries)
Other7,146,244.2people(91 countries)
North America2,780,778.0people(2 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0people)High (159,827,790.0people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 12,224,948.9people)

Africa (8)
Asia (15)
South America (2)
Other (91)
North America (2)
Europe (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Nigeria159,827,790.0people
2India149,564,320.0people
3Ethiopia124,330,420.0people
4Democratic Republic of the Congo82,580,620.0people
5Indonesia57,316,310.0people
6United Republic of Tanzania56,586,444.0people
7Bangladesh48,916,560.0people
8Sudan45,019,350.0people
9People's Republic of China39,434,308.0people
10Pakistan38,276,680.0people
11Uganda37,733,596.0people
12South Africa33,691,040.0people
13Mozambique29,155,188.0people
14Cote d'Ivoire24,904,158.0people
15Madagascar24,444,510.0people
16Kenya23,978,744.0people
17Angola23,892,430.0people
18Niger21,213,440.0people
19Afghanistan20,497,092.0people
20Mali19,080,874.0people
21Ghana18,768,422.0people
22Malawi18,319,828.0people
23Cameroon18,115,608.0people
24Burkina Faso17,455,530.0people
25Zambia17,397,394.0people
26Somalia15,873,755.0people
27Colombia15,640,301.0people
28Chad14,967,424.0people
29Yemen14,874,992.0people
30Myanmar13,803,776.0people
31Senegal13,524,356.0people
32Burundi12,818,841.0people
33Benin12,602,429.0people
34Rwanda11,625,663.0people
35Guinea11,154,705.0people
36Vietnam10,997,535.0people
37Zimbabwe9,563,103.0people
38Nepal9,418,264.0people
39South Sudan9,322,881.0people
40Bolivia9,056,906.0people
41Haiti8,997,586.0people
42Egypt8,967,414.0people
43Togo7,682,069.0people
44Algeria7,055,984.0people
45Sierra Leone7,022,497.5people
46Papua New Guinea6,829,685.5people
47Uzbekistan6,673,477.0people
48Dominican Republic5,881,469.5people
49Liberia5,417,066.5people
50Central African Republic4,135,987.2people
51Guatemala3,973,826.0people
52Thailand3,845,616.0people
53Syrian Arab Republic3,823,786.5people
54Philippines3,134,757.8people
55Mauritania3,065,243.8people
56Republic of the Congo2,910,229.2people
57Sri Lanka2,843,043.5people
58Lao People's Democratic Republic2,827,080.0people
59Tajikistan2,804,778.0people
60Republic of The Gambia2,402,246.5people
61Cambodia2,265,066.2people
62Lesotho1,850,015.2people
63Guinea-Bissau1,766,278.4people
64Ukraine1,750,729.1people
65Honduras1,626,388.6people
66Mexico1,587,730.0people
67Ecuador1,461,899.0people
68Namibia1,388,799.0people
69Gabon1,315,906.6people
70Paraguay1,310,640.0people
71Iraq1,199,276.6people
72Equatorial Guinea1,101,767.8people
73Timor-Leste949,354.1people
74Tunisia891,231.3people
75Jamaica841,121.0people
76Eswatini754,153.6people
77El Salvador745,297.1people
78Cuba725,028.3people
79Costa Rica718,532.3people
80Djibouti575,769.4people
81Comoros565,205.3people
82Saudi Arabia533,077.9people
83Mongolia472,598.1people
84Solomon Islands446,817.3people
85Moldova, Republic of421,579.7people
86Azerbaijan416,012.7people
87Libya325,503.4people
88Georgia312,790.9people
89State of Palestine279,537.1people
90Trinidad and Tobago239,365.8people
91Cape Verde205,370.8people
92Kyrgyzstan198,065.9people
93Kazakhstan190,207.9people
94Suriname173,761.6people
95Vanuatu169,106.6people
96Armenia160,647.3people
97Guyana137,532.9people
98Serbia135,140.1people
99Fiji124,139.1people
100Oman117,011.0people
101Sao Tome and Principe98,203.5people
102Bosnia and Herzegovina95,123.6people
103Samoa61,184.2people
104Kiribati50,869.3people
105Bhutan43,339.4people
106Belize39,112.3people
107Barbados32,239.5people
108Saint Lucia22,251.4people
109Maldives21,476.7people
110Tonga19,858.0people
111Marshall Islands6,167.3people
112The Republic of North Macedonia5,982.2people
113Montenegro4,660.6people
114Turks and Caicos Islands2,325.7people
115Aruba1,505.1people
116Nauru1,100.6people
117Tuvalu587.8people
118Qatar0.0people
119Turkmenistan0.0people
120Bahrain0.0people
Showing 120 of 120 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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