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social2024

Number of people in rural areas 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•113 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
8,194,791.4people
Median: 1,782,982.9people
Countries Covered
113
with available data
Highest
India
128,965,336.0people
Lowest
Turkmenistan
0.0people
Top 5 Countries
1India128,965,336.0people
2Ethiopia97,472,504.0people
3Nigeria80,691,610.0people
4Democratic Republic of the Congo47,723,210.0people
5United Republic of Tanzania36,131,684.0people
By Region
Africa29,811,073.0people(8 countries)
Asia20,425,241.7people(14 countries)
Other4,625,475.7people(84 countries)
South America3,030,122.7people(3 countries)
North America1,248,888.8people(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 (128,965,336.0people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 8,194,791.4people)

Africa (8)
Asia (14)
Other (84)
South America (3)
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 ↕
1India128,965,336.0people
2Ethiopia97,472,504.0people
3Nigeria80,691,610.0people
4Democratic Republic of the Congo47,723,210.0people
5United Republic of Tanzania36,131,684.0people
6Bangladesh34,617,476.0people
7Pakistan30,653,180.0people
8Uganda29,064,202.0people
9Indonesia26,753,260.0people
10People's Republic of China23,360,864.0people
11Kenya20,455,256.0people
12Mozambique18,936,936.0people
13Niger17,942,198.0people
14Madagascar15,941,096.0people
15Afghanistan15,859,802.0people
16Malawi15,416,246.0people
17South Africa14,337,865.0people
18Cote d'Ivoire13,154,281.0people
19Burkina Faso12,417,472.0people
20Chad11,663,634.0people
21Mali11,440,950.0people
22Burundi11,187,421.0people
23Myanmar10,799,285.0people
24Yemen10,566,286.0people
25Zambia10,270,488.0people
26Rwanda9,805,936.0people
27Ghana9,494,086.0people
28Angola9,410,168.0people
29Vietnam9,141,399.0people
30Somalia8,695,786.0people
31Cameroon8,332,598.5people
32Nepal7,883,158.0people
33South Sudan7,641,683.0people
34Guinea7,615,192.0people
35Senegal7,341,338.5people
36Zimbabwe7,155,939.5people
37Benin6,432,300.0people
38Papua New Guinea6,306,393.0people
39Colombia6,152,044.0people
40Togo4,657,160.0people
41Uzbekistan4,463,661.5people
42Sierra Leone3,973,716.8people
43Haiti3,969,000.2people
44Egypt3,826,580.2people
45Algeria2,800,515.0people
46Bolivia2,758,862.2people
47Central African Republic2,617,055.5people
48Liberia2,552,925.5people
49Sri Lanka2,546,527.0people
50Guatemala2,497,777.5people
51Tajikistan2,416,055.5people
52Thailand2,156,775.0people
53Lao People's Democratic Republic2,060,429.8people
54Syrian Arab Republic2,008,855.2people
55Peru1,979,187.5people
56Cambodia1,803,237.8people
57Mauritania1,782,982.9people
58Ukraine1,378,191.6people
59Lesotho1,328,810.1people
60Republic of the Congo1,249,548.4people
61Dominican Republic1,141,647.9people
62Guinea-Bissau1,003,693.5people
63Ecuador959,136.7people
64Namibia927,068.3people
65Republic of The Gambia848,761.3people
66Timor-Leste711,047.4people
67Paraguay699,413.8people
68Honduras664,875.9people
69Philippines650,068.4people
70Eswatini593,923.1people
71Solomon Islands416,143.5people
72Tunisia414,472.2people
73Comoros408,856.8people
74Iraq405,533.4people
75Jamaica366,295.5people
76Equatorial Guinea342,240.1people
77Moldova, Republic of330,228.1people
78Cuba292,069.5people
79Djibouti219,718.3people
80Mongolia201,342.3people
81Azerbaijan194,791.6people
82Georgia189,183.5people
83El Salvador182,550.3people
84Saudi Arabia172,927.3people
85Gabon150,886.3people
86Costa Rica144,152.3people
87Vanuatu139,859.3people
88Trinidad and Tobago122,181.3people
89Kyrgyzstan120,315.3people
90Kazakhstan103,949.1people
91Cape Verde103,295.7people
92Armenia102,172.2people
93Guyana88,105.5people
94Fiji75,305.4people
95Bosnia and Herzegovina72,001.5people
96Suriname69,627.1people
97Serbia63,164.4people
98Samoa55,019.3people
99State of Palestine54,605.2people
100Sao Tome and Principe30,802.3people
101Belize24,423.3people
102Kiribati23,152.5people
103Bhutan18,622.1people
104Saint Lucia18,318.8people
105Tonga16,352.1people
106Maldives15,278.6people
107The Republic of North Macedonia1,820.9people
108Marshall Islands1,784.5people
109Montenegro1,414.2people
110Turks and Caicos Islands290.7people
111Tuvalu117.5people
112Mexico0.0people
113Turkmenistan0.0people
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Topics

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Data Source

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

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