Share of the population living in households with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water at home (%)
Latest cross-country estimates of the share of people living in households with a handwashing facility with soap and water at home (%), from the WHO/UNICEF JMP.
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Key Insights
- •Large gaps persist: several countries remain below ~20% coverage, indicating major hygiene infrastructure deficits.
- •Many high-income countries are effectively at or near universal (≈100%) access.
- •The indicator is highly sensitive to household poverty and rural service access, making it a strong proxy for broader WASH inequalities.
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 73.6%)
About This Statistic
This indicator measures the percentage of a country’s population living in households where a handwashing facility is observed on premises and has both soap (or detergent) and water available at the time of the survey. It is a core hygiene metric used to track progress toward SDG 6.2 (sanitation and hygiene).
The WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) compiles household survey and census data (e.g., DHS, MICS and national surveys), then produces harmonized national estimates comparable across countries and over time. The values reflect household conditions and are not the same as reported handwashing behavior.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 100.0% |
| 2 | Belarus | 100.0% |
| 3 | Canada | 100.0% |
| 4 | Cape Verde | 100.0% |
| 5 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% |
| 6 | Chile | 100.0% |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 100.0% |
| 8 | Croatia | 100.0% |
| 9 | Cyprus | 100.0% |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 100.0% |
| 11 | Benin | 100.0% |
| 12 | Denmark | 100.0% |
| 13 | Estonia | 100.0% |
| 14 | Finland | 100.0% |
| 15 | France | 100.0% |
| 16 | Georgia | 100.0% |
| 17 | Greece | 100.0% |
| 18 | Hungary | 100.0% |
| 19 | Iceland | 100.0% |
| 20 | Ireland | 100.0% |
| 21 | Israel | 100.0% |
| 22 | Italy | 100.0% |
| 23 | Japan | 100.0% |
| 24 | North Korea | 100.0% |
| 25 | South Korea | 100.0% |
| 26 | Kuwait | 100.0% |
| 27 | Latvia | 100.0% |
| 28 | Lithuania | 100.0% |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 100.0% |
| 30 | Mauritius | 100.0% |
| 31 | Moldova, Republic of | 100.0% |
| 32 | Montenegro | 100.0% |
| 33 | Oman | 100.0% |
| 34 | Netherlands | 100.0% |
| 35 | New Zealand | 100.0% |
| 36 | Norway | 100.0% |
| 37 | Poland | 100.0% |
| 38 | Portugal | 100.0% |
| 39 | Romania | 100.0% |
| 40 | Russian Federation | 100.0% |
| 41 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% |
| 42 | Serbia | 100.0% |
| 43 | Seychelles | 100.0% |
| 44 | Singapore | 100.0% |
| 45 | Slovakia | 100.0% |
| 46 | Slovenia | 100.0% |
| 47 | Spain | 100.0% |
| 48 | Sweden | 100.0% |
| 49 | Switzerland | 100.0% |
| 50 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100.0% |
| 51 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% |
| 52 | Ukraine | 100.0% |
| 53 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 100.0% |
| 54 | United Kingdom | 100.0% |
| 55 | United States of America | 100.0% |
| 56 | Uruguay | 100.0% |
| 57 | Afghanistan | 100.0% |
| 58 | Albania | 100.0% |
| 59 | Argentina | 100.0% |
| 60 | Australia | 100.0% |
| 61 | Bahrain | 100.0% |
| 62 | Armenia | 100.0% |
| 63 | Barbados | 100.0% |
| 64 | Belgium | 100.0% |
| 65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100.0% |
| 66 | Botswana | 100.0% |
| 67 | Brunei Darussalam | 100.0% |
| 68 | Kazakhstan | 99.0% |
| 69 | Mongolia | 99.0% |
| 70 | Tunisia | 99.0% |
| 71 | Türkiye | 99.0% |
| 72 | Austria | 99.0% |
| 73 | Bahamas | 99.0% |
| 74 | Jordan | 98.0% |
| 75 | Egypt | 98.0% |
| 76 | People's Republic of China | 97.0% |
| 77 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 97.0% |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 97.0% |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 97.0% |
| 80 | Thailand | 96.0% |
| 81 | Algeria | 96.0% |
| 82 | Libya | 94.0% |
| 83 | Malaysia | 94.0% |
| 84 | Colombia | 93.0% |
| 85 | Cuba | 93.0% |
| 86 | Paraguay | 93.0% |
| 87 | Lebanon | 92.0% |
| 88 | Mexico | 92.0% |
| 89 | Vietnam | 92.0% |
| 90 | Brazil | 91.0% |
| 91 | Sri Lanka | 90.0% |
| 92 | Indonesia | 90.0% |
| 93 | Venezuela | 89.0% |
| 94 | Ecuador | 88.0% |
| 95 | India | 88.0% |
| 96 | Iraq | 88.0% |
| 97 | Peru | 88.0% |
| 98 | Panama | 86.0% |
| 99 | South Africa | 85.0% |
| 100 | Belize | 85.0% |
| 101 | Philippines | 82.0% |
| 102 | Jamaica | 81.0% |
| 103 | Bolivia | 79.0% |
| 104 | Honduras | 76.0% |
| 105 | Pakistan | 76.0% |
| 106 | Dominican Republic | 74.0% |
| 107 | Syrian Arab Republic | 74.0% |
| 108 | Guatemala | 73.0% |
| 109 | Morocco | 71.0% |
| 110 | Guyana | 68.0% |
| 111 | Cambodia | 66.0% |
| 112 | Suriname | 64.0% |
| 113 | Nicaragua | 63.0% |
| 114 | El Salvador | 62.0% |
| 115 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 60.0% |
| 116 | Bangladesh | 58.0% |
| 117 | Nepal | 57.0% |
| 118 | Myanmar | 53.0% |
| 119 | Central African Republic | 46.0% |
| 120 | Namibia | 44.0% |
| 121 | Eswatini | 38.0% |
| 122 | Zambia | 34.0% |
| 123 | Zimbabwe | 33.0% |
| 124 | Sudan | 32.0% |
| 125 | Yemen | 30.0% |
| 126 | Kenya | 29.0% |
| 127 | Senegal | 25.0% |
| 128 | Ghana | 24.0% |
| 129 | Madagascar | 23.0% |
| 130 | Papua New Guinea | 23.0% |
| 131 | Nigeria | 22.0% |
| 132 | Uganda | 21.0% |
| 133 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.0% |
| 134 | Angola | 20.0% |
| 135 | Mauritania | 19.0% |
| 136 | Lesotho | 17.0% |
| 137 | Guinea-Bissau | 17.0% |
| 138 | Republic of the Congo | 16.0% |
| 139 | Liberia | 16.0% |
| 140 | Bhutan | 16.0% |
| 141 | Cameroon | 15.0% |
| 142 | Republic of The Gambia | 15.0% |
| 143 | Burkina Faso | 15.0% |
| 144 | Mozambique | 14.0% |
| 145 | United Republic of Tanzania | 12.0% |
| 146 | Mali | 11.0% |
| 147 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10.0% |
| 148 | Guinea | 10.0% |
| 149 | Malawi | 10.0% |
| 150 | Sierra Leone | 10.0% |
| 151 | Burundi | 9.0% |
| 152 | Eritrea | 9.0% |
| 153 | Ethiopia | 8.0% |
| 154 | Haiti | 8.0% |
| 155 | Niger | 8.0% |
| 156 | Somalia | 7.0% |
| 157 | Rwanda | 6.0% |
| 158 | Togo | 6.0% |
| 159 | Chad | 4.0% |
| 160 | South Sudan | 2.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2022).
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