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People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
54.8% of rural population
Median: 65.8% of rural population
Countries Covered
113
with available data
Highest
Mexico
100.0% of rural population
Lowest
Liberia
1.0% of rural population
Top 5 Countries
1Mexico100.0% of rural population
2Turkmenistan100.0% of rural population
3The Republic of North Macedonia99.8% of rural population
4Montenegro99.3% of rural population
5Philippines98.9% of rural population
By Region
Europe92.9% of rural population(2 countries)
North America85.0% of rural population(2 countries)
Asia83.2% of rural population(14 countries)
South America63.4% of rural population(3 countries)
Other49.5% of rural population(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% of rural population)High (100.0% of rural population)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 54.8% of rural population)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 100.0% of rural population |
| 2 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% of rural population |
| 3 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 99.8% of rural population |
| 4 | Montenegro | 99.3% of rural population |
| 5 | Philippines | 98.9% of rural population |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 98.7% of rural population |
| 7 | Serbia | 98.0% of rural population |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 97.3% of rural population |
| 9 | Iraq | 96.9% of rural population |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 96.6% of rural population |
| 11 | Tuvalu | 96.3% of rural population |
| 12 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 96.0% of rural population |
| 13 | Bhutan | 95.7% of rural population |
| 14 | Azerbaijan | 95.5% of rural population |
| 15 | State of Palestine | 95.5% of rural population |
| 16 | People's Republic of China | 95.3% of rural population |
| 17 | Maldives | 95.0% of rural population |
| 18 | Egypt | 94.2% of rural population |
| 19 | Thailand | 93.4% of rural population |
| 20 | Armenia | 90.3% of rural population |
| 21 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 88.8% of rural population |
| 22 | Belize | 88.7% of rural population |
| 23 | Tunisia | 88.4% of rural population |
| 24 | Cuba | 88.1% of rural population |
| 25 | El Salvador | 88.0% of rural population |
| 26 | Ukraine | 87.8% of rural population |
| 27 | Georgia | 87.4% of rural population |
| 28 | Saint Lucia | 87.2% of rural population |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 86.3% of rural population |
| 30 | Cambodia | 86.2% of rural population |
| 31 | India | 85.9% of rural population |
| 32 | Guyana | 85.4% of rural population |
| 33 | Ecuador | 84.9% of rural population |
| 34 | Vietnam | 84.9% of rural population |
| 35 | Honduras | 84.3% of rural population |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 83.3% of rural population |
| 37 | Trinidad and Tobago | 82.6% of rural population |
| 38 | Moldova, Republic of | 82.3% of rural population |
| 39 | Mongolia | 81.2% of rural population |
| 40 | Syrian Arab Republic | 80.6% of rural population |
| 41 | Marshall Islands | 80.2% of rural population |
| 42 | Pakistan | 80.2% of rural population |
| 43 | Fiji | 80.1% of rural population |
| 44 | Tonga | 79.6% of rural population |
| 45 | Indonesia | 76.9% of rural population |
| 46 | Algeria | 75.3% of rural population |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 75.1% of rural population |
| 48 | Peru | 72.3% of rural population |
| 49 | Paraguay | 72.0% of rural population |
| 50 | Myanmar | 70.7% of rural population |
| 51 | Guatemala | 69.9% of rural population |
| 52 | Jamaica | 69.5% of rural population |
| 53 | Samoa | 69.4% of rural population |
| 54 | Tajikistan | 67.6% of rural population |
| 55 | Suriname | 66.8% of rural population |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 66.1% of rural population |
| 57 | Nepal | 65.8% of rural population |
| 58 | Kiribati | 58.6% of rural population |
| 59 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 56.6% of rural population |
| 60 | Yemen | 56.3% of rural population |
| 61 | Afghanistan | 48.9% of rural population |
| 62 | Kenya | 48.2% of rural population |
| 63 | Sao Tome and Principe | 43.1% of rural population |
| 64 | Vanuatu | 42.2% of rural population |
| 65 | Cape Verde | 37.7% of rural population |
| 66 | Eswatini | 36.3% of rural population |
| 67 | Zimbabwe | 36.1% of rural population |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 33.3% of rural population |
| 69 | Colombia | 32.9% of rural population |
| 70 | Comoros | 32.2% of rural population |
| 71 | Republic of the Congo | 31.8% of rural population |
| 72 | Gabon | 31.6% of rural population |
| 73 | Ghana | 31.3% of rural population |
| 74 | Papua New Guinea | 30.8% of rural population |
| 75 | Cameroon | 28.7% of rural population |
| 76 | Solomon Islands | 28.4% of rural population |
| 77 | South Africa | 27.5% of rural population |
| 78 | Namibia | 27.5% of rural population |
| 79 | Chad | 23.7% of rural population |
| 80 | Nigeria | 22.9% of rural population |
| 81 | Timor-Leste | 21.9% of rural population |
| 82 | Bolivia | 21.9% of rural population |
| 83 | Burkina Faso | 21.1% of rural population |
| 84 | Senegal | 20.5% of rural population |
| 85 | Uganda | 20.0% of rural population |
| 86 | Equatorial Guinea | 19.9% of rural population |
| 87 | Niger | 19.8% of rural population |
| 88 | Angola | 19.1% of rural population |
| 89 | South Sudan | 18.4% of rural population |
| 90 | Lesotho | 17.7% of rural population |
| 91 | Mauritania | 17.0% of rural population |
| 92 | Sierra Leone | 16.7% of rural population |
| 93 | Rwanda | 16.0% of rural population |
| 94 | Guinea-Bissau | 15.7% of rural population |
| 95 | Haiti | 15.5% of rural population |
| 96 | Madagascar | 15.1% of rural population |
| 97 | United Republic of Tanzania | 14.8% of rural population |
| 98 | Guinea | 13.1% of rural population |
| 99 | Malawi | 12.5% of rural population |
| 100 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12.3% of rural population |
| 101 | Central African Republic | 12.1% of rural population |
| 102 | Republic of The Gambia | 11.9% of rural population |
| 103 | Djibouti | 11.6% of rural population |
| 104 | Somalia | 11.1% of rural population |
| 105 | Cote d'Ivoire | 11.1% of rural population |
| 106 | Mozambique | 9.9% of rural population |
| 107 | Benin | 9.8% of rural population |
| 108 | Togo | 9.8% of rural population |
| 109 | Zambia | 9.2% of rural population |
| 110 | Mali | 9.1% of rural population |
| 111 | Burundi | 4.1% of rural population |
| 112 | Ethiopia | 3.3% of rural population |
| 113 | Liberia | 1.0% of rural population |
Showing 113 of 113 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).
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