demographic2024

Share of the rural population with 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 Data113 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
54.8%
Median: 65.8%
Countries Covered
113
with available data
Highest
Mexico
100.0%
Lowest
Liberia
1.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Mexico100.0%
2Turkmenistan100.0%
3The Republic of North Macedonia99.8%
4Montenegro99.3%
5Philippines98.9%
By Region
Europe92.9%(2 countries)
North America85.0%(2 countries)
Asia83.2%(14 countries)
South America63.4%(3 countries)
Other49.5%(84 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.0%)High (100.0%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 54.8%)

Europe (2)
North America (2)
Asia (14)
South America (3)
Other (84)
Africa (8)

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
1Mexico100.0%
2Turkmenistan100.0%
3The Republic of North Macedonia99.8%
4Montenegro99.3%
5Philippines98.9%
6Kazakhstan98.7%
7Serbia98.0%
8Kyrgyzstan97.3%
9Iraq96.9%
10Saudi Arabia96.6%
11Tuvalu96.3%
12Bosnia and Herzegovina96.0%
13Bhutan95.7%
14Azerbaijan95.5%
15State of Palestine95.5%
16People's Republic of China95.3%
17Maldives95.0%
18Egypt94.2%
19Thailand93.4%
20Armenia90.3%
21Turks and Caicos Islands88.8%
22Belize88.7%
23Tunisia88.4%
24Cuba88.1%
25El Salvador88.0%
26Ukraine87.8%
27Georgia87.4%
28Saint Lucia87.2%
29Sri Lanka86.3%
30Cambodia86.2%
31India85.9%
32Guyana85.4%
33Ecuador84.9%
34Vietnam84.9%
35Honduras84.3%
36Costa Rica83.3%
37Trinidad and Tobago82.6%
38Moldova, Republic of82.3%
39Mongolia81.2%
40Syrian Arab Republic80.6%
41Marshall Islands80.2%
42Pakistan80.2%
43Fiji80.1%
44Tonga79.6%
45Indonesia76.9%
46Algeria75.3%
47Uzbekistan75.1%
48Peru72.3%
49Paraguay72.0%
50Myanmar70.7%
51Guatemala69.9%
52Jamaica69.5%
53Samoa69.4%
54Tajikistan67.6%
55Suriname66.8%
56Bangladesh66.1%
57Nepal65.8%
58Kiribati58.6%
59Lao People's Democratic Republic56.6%
60Yemen56.3%
61Afghanistan48.9%
62Kenya48.2%
63Sao Tome and Principe43.1%
64Vanuatu42.2%
65Cape Verde37.7%
66Eswatini36.3%
67Zimbabwe36.1%
68Dominican Republic33.3%
69Colombia32.9%
70Comoros32.2%
71Republic of the Congo31.8%
72Gabon31.6%
73Ghana31.3%
74Papua New Guinea30.8%
75Cameroon28.7%
76Solomon Islands28.4%
77South Africa27.5%
78Namibia27.5%
79Chad23.7%
80Nigeria22.9%
81Timor-Leste21.9%
82Bolivia21.9%
83Burkina Faso21.1%
84Senegal20.5%
85Uganda20.0%
86Equatorial Guinea19.9%
87Niger19.8%
88Angola19.1%
89South Sudan18.4%
90Lesotho17.7%
91Mauritania17.0%
92Sierra Leone16.7%
93Rwanda16.0%
94Guinea-Bissau15.7%
95Haiti15.5%
96Madagascar15.1%
97United Republic of Tanzania14.8%
98Guinea13.1%
99Malawi12.5%
100Democratic Republic of the Congo12.3%
101Central African Republic12.1%
102Republic of The Gambia11.9%
103Djibouti11.6%
104Somalia11.1%
105Cote d'Ivoire11.1%
106Mozambique9.9%
107Benin9.8%
108Togo9.8%
109Zambia9.2%
110Mali9.1%
111Burundi4.1%
112Ethiopia3.3%
113Liberia1.0%
Showing 113 of 113 countries

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Data Source

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

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