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People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) — series 2

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•120 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
62.0% of population
Median: 71.9% of population
Countries Covered
120
with available data
Highest
Qatar
100.0% of population
Lowest
Liberia
3.5% of population
Top 5 Countries
1Qatar100.0% of population
2Turkmenistan100.0% of population
3Bahrain100.0% of population
4The Republic of North Macedonia99.7% of population
5Montenegro99.2% of population
By Region
Europe96.8% of population(2 countries)
North America87.8% of population(2 countries)
Asia86.8% of population(15 countries)
South America81.2% of population(2 countries)
Other57.2% of population(91 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (3.5% of population)High (100.0% of population)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 62.0% of population)

Europe (2)
North America (2)
Asia (15)
South America (2)
Other (91)
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 ↕
1Qatar100.0% of population
2Turkmenistan100.0% of population
3Bahrain100.0% of population
4The Republic of North Macedonia99.7% of population
5Montenegro99.2% of population
6Kazakhstan99.0% of population
7Mexico98.8% of population
8Aruba98.6% of population
9Saudi Arabia98.4% of population
10Serbia98.1% of population
11Oman97.4% of population
12Iraq97.4% of population
13Philippines97.3% of population
14People's Republic of China97.3% of population
15Bosnia and Herzegovina97.3% of population
16Kyrgyzstan97.2% of population
17Azerbaijan96.0% of population
18Maldives95.8% of population
19Libya95.6% of population
20Ukraine95.4% of population
21Turks and Caicos Islands95.0% of population
22State of Palestine94.9% of population
23Thailand94.6% of population
24Bhutan94.5% of population
25Armenia94.4% of population
26Tuvalu93.9% of population
27Cuba93.4% of population
28Tunisia92.7% of population
29Egypt92.3% of population
30Ecuador91.9% of population
31Georgia91.8% of population
32Nauru90.8% of population
33Belize90.3% of population
34India89.7% of population
35Vietnam89.1% of population
36Barbados88.5% of population
37El Salvador88.2% of population
38Sri Lanka87.7% of population
39Saint Lucia87.3% of population
40Cambodia87.2% of population
41Moldova, Republic of87.0% of population
42Fiji86.6% of population
43Mongolia86.4% of population
44Costa Rica86.0% of population
45Marshall Islands85.1% of population
46Honduras85.0% of population
47Algeria84.9% of population
48Pakistan84.8% of population
49Syrian Arab Republic84.5% of population
50Trinidad and Tobago84.1% of population
51Guyana83.5% of population
52Uzbekistan81.6% of population
53Tonga80.9% of population
54Paraguay80.2% of population
55Indonesia79.8% of population
56Guatemala76.8% of population
57Myanmar74.7% of population
58Tajikistan73.0% of population
59Suriname72.1% of population
60Samoa71.9% of population
61Bangladesh71.8% of population
62Colombia70.4% of population
63Jamaica70.4% of population
64Nepal68.2% of population
65Lao People's Democratic Republic63.6% of population
66Yemen63.3% of population
67Kiribati62.2% of population
68Cape Verde60.9% of population
69Sao Tome and Principe58.3% of population
70Kenya57.5% of population
71Afghanistan51.9% of population
72Djibouti50.7% of population
73Dominican Republic48.5% of population
74Vanuatu48.4% of population
75Republic of the Congo48.2% of population
76Gabon48.2% of population
77Ghana45.5% of population
78Namibia44.6% of population
79South Africa44.4% of population
80Zimbabwe42.5% of population
81Mauritania40.7% of population
82Eswatini39.3% of population
83Solomon Islands38.6% of population
84Cameroon37.8% of population
85Angola36.9% of population
86Papua New Guinea35.4% of population
87Comoros34.8% of population
88Nigeria31.3% of population
89Timor-Leste28.4% of population
90Bolivia27.0% of population
91Senegal26.9% of population
92Chad26.3% of population
93Burkina Faso25.9% of population
94Uganda24.6% of population
95Equatorial Guinea24.2% of population
96Madagascar23.5% of population
97Haiti22.7% of population
98Central African Republic22.4% of population
99Cote d'Ivoire22.0% of population
100South Sudan21.9% of population
101Niger21.5% of population
102Lesotho20.9% of population
103Guinea20.6% of population
104Guinea-Bissau19.8% of population
105Democratic Republic of the Congo19.4% of population
106Sierra Leone18.7% of population
107Rwanda18.5% of population
108Zambia18.4% of population
109United Republic of Tanzania17.5% of population
110Togo17.4% of population
111Mali17.3% of population
112Somalia16.5% of population
113Mozambique15.8% of population
114Malawi15.4% of population
115Republic of The Gambia13.0% of population
116Benin12.9% of population
117Sudan10.8% of population
118Burundi6.4% of population
119Ethiopia5.9% of population
120Liberia3.5% of population
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Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).

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