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People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urban (% of urban 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
66.5% of urban population
Median: 76.9% of urban population
Countries Covered
113
with available data
Highest
Turkmenistan
100.0% of urban population
Lowest
Liberia
5.6% of urban population
Top 5 Countries
1Turkmenistan100.0% of urban population
2The Republic of North Macedonia99.6% of urban population
3Montenegro99.2% of urban population
4Kazakhstan99.2% of urban population
5Saudi Arabia98.8% of urban population
By Region
Europe98.4% of urban population(2 countries)
North America90.9% of urban population(2 countries)
Asia89.8% of urban population(14 countries)
South America87.0% of urban population(2 countries)
Other61.7% of urban population(85 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (5.6% of urban population)High (100.0% of urban population)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 66.5% of urban population)
Europe (2)
North America (2)
Asia (14)
South America (2)
Other (85)
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 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% of urban population |
| 2 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 99.6% of urban population |
| 3 | Montenegro | 99.2% of urban population |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 99.2% of urban population |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 98.8% of urban population |
| 6 | Ukraine | 98.6% of urban population |
| 7 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 98.6% of urban population |
| 8 | Mexico | 98.5% of urban population |
| 9 | People's Republic of China | 98.3% of urban population |
| 10 | Serbia | 98.2% of urban population |
| 11 | Iraq | 97.6% of urban population |
| 12 | Kyrgyzstan | 97.2% of urban population |
| 13 | Maldives | 97.1% of urban population |
| 14 | Armenia | 96.8% of urban population |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | 96.3% of urban population |
| 16 | India | 96.1% of urban population |
| 17 | Ecuador | 95.7% of urban population |
| 18 | Thailand | 95.7% of urban population |
| 19 | Philippines | 95.6% of urban population |
| 20 | Vietnam | 95.4% of urban population |
| 21 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 95.4% of urban population |
| 22 | Cuba | 94.9% of urban population |
| 23 | State of Palestine | 94.7% of urban population |
| 24 | Georgia | 94.6% of urban population |
| 25 | Tunisia | 94.5% of urban population |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 93.4% of urban population |
| 27 | Moldova, Republic of | 93.4% of urban population |
| 28 | Bhutan | 93.1% of urban population |
| 29 | Tuvalu | 92.7% of urban population |
| 30 | Belize | 92.1% of urban population |
| 31 | Pakistan | 92.1% of urban population |
| 32 | Fiji | 91.1% of urban population |
| 33 | Nauru | 90.8% of urban population |
| 34 | Cambodia | 89.9% of urban population |
| 35 | Egypt | 89.8% of urban population |
| 36 | Mongolia | 88.7% of urban population |
| 37 | El Salvador | 88.3% of urban population |
| 38 | Algeria | 88.0% of urban population |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 88.0% of urban population |
| 40 | Saint Lucia | 87.9% of urban population |
| 41 | Syrian Arab Republic | 87.3% of urban population |
| 42 | Tajikistan | 86.7% of urban population |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 86.5% of urban population |
| 44 | Marshall Islands | 86.4% of urban population |
| 45 | Tonga | 85.5% of urban population |
| 46 | Trinidad and Tobago | 85.5% of urban population |
| 47 | Honduras | 85.4% of urban population |
| 48 | Paraguay | 85.1% of urban population |
| 49 | Samoa | 83.8% of urban population |
| 50 | Guatemala | 83.2% of urban population |
| 51 | Myanmar | 83.0% of urban population |
| 52 | Indonesia | 81.8% of urban population |
| 53 | Bangladesh | 80.0% of urban population |
| 54 | Kenya | 79.2% of urban population |
| 55 | Colombia | 78.3% of urban population |
| 56 | Guyana | 78.2% of urban population |
| 57 | Nepal | 76.9% of urban population |
| 58 | Suriname | 74.8% of urban population |
| 59 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 74.6% of urban population |
| 60 | Yemen | 73.8% of urban population |
| 61 | Cape Verde | 71.6% of urban population |
| 62 | Jamaica | 71.0% of urban population |
| 63 | Solomon Islands | 70.7% of urban population |
| 64 | Vanuatu | 65.9% of urban population |
| 65 | Kiribati | 64.7% of urban population |
| 66 | Papua New Guinea | 64.4% of urban population |
| 67 | Sao Tome and Principe | 62.8% of urban population |
| 68 | Namibia | 62.4% of urban population |
| 69 | Djibouti | 61.3% of urban population |
| 70 | Afghanistan | 60.1% of urban population |
| 71 | Mauritania | 57.6% of urban population |
| 72 | Republic of the Congo | 56.1% of urban population |
| 73 | Zimbabwe | 55.7% of urban population |
| 74 | Ghana | 55.0% of urban population |
| 75 | South Africa | 52.6% of urban population |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 51.2% of urban population |
| 77 | Gabon | 49.7% of urban population |
| 78 | Eswatini | 48.5% of urban population |
| 79 | Angola | 44.8% of urban population |
| 80 | Cameroon | 43.9% of urban population |
| 81 | Timor-Leste | 42.6% of urban population |
| 82 | Comoros | 40.7% of urban population |
| 83 | Nigeria | 38.2% of urban population |
| 84 | Uganda | 36.7% of urban population |
| 85 | Burkina Faso | 35.5% of urban population |
| 86 | Madagascar | 35.5% of urban population |
| 87 | Central African Republic | 35.4% of urban population |
| 88 | South Sudan | 34.7% of urban population |
| 89 | Chad | 34.1% of urban population |
| 90 | Senegal | 33.3% of urban population |
| 91 | Guinea | 33.1% of urban population |
| 92 | Cote d'Ivoire | 31.4% of urban population |
| 93 | Niger | 29.8% of urban population |
| 94 | Rwanda | 29.4% of urban population |
| 95 | Bolivia | 29.1% of urban population |
| 96 | Zambia | 28.7% of urban population |
| 97 | Malawi | 27.9% of urban population |
| 98 | Lesotho | 27.8% of urban population |
| 99 | Haiti | 27.6% of urban population |
| 100 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 27.3% of urban population |
| 101 | Mali | 27.1% of urban population |
| 102 | Togo | 26.9% of urban population |
| 103 | Equatorial Guinea | 26.0% of urban population |
| 104 | Mozambique | 25.0% of urban population |
| 105 | Guinea-Bissau | 24.5% of urban population |
| 106 | Somalia | 22.2% of urban population |
| 107 | United Republic of Tanzania | 21.8% of urban population |
| 108 | Sierra Leone | 21.2% of urban population |
| 109 | Burundi | 19.4% of urban population |
| 110 | Benin | 15.8% of urban population |
| 111 | Ethiopia | 14.0% of urban population |
| 112 | Republic of The Gambia | 13.5% of urban population |
| 113 | Liberia | 5.6% of urban 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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