6.2.1.b Proportion of population with a basic handwashing facility with soap and water available on premises (%) by country
Countries reporting
111
Highest
100
Bahrain
Lowest
3.44
Liberia
Median
69.54
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
1,491
What the numbers show
6.2.1.b Proportion of population with a basic handwashing facility with soap and water available on premises (%) is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 100 in Bahrain; the lowest is 3.44 in Liberia.
The median across all reporting countries is 69.54, and the mean is 58.52.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 29.
Over the past decade 92 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Liberia (up 2,117.8%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 59.4%).
6.2.1.b Proportion of population with a basic handwashing facility: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | 100 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100 | 2022 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.85 | 2022 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 99.67 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 5 | Montenegro | 99.24 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 99.01 | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 7 | Serbia | 98.13 | 2014 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 8 | Oman | 97.4 | 2021 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 9 | Iraq | 97.39 | 2022 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 10 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 97.26 | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | China | 97.21 | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 12 | Maldives | 95.84 | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 13 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 94.98 | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 14 | Palestine | 94.92 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 15 | Armenia | 94.42 | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 16 | Tuvalu | 93.96 | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 17 | Mexico | 93.94 | 2022 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 18 | Cuba | 93.38 | 2022 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 19 | Bhutan | 93.2 | 2022 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 20 | Georgia | 91.76 | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 21 | El Salvador | 90.7 | 2018 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 22 | Belize | 90.29 | 2022 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 23 | Trinidad and Tobago | 90.06 | 2015 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 24 | Egypt | 89.83 | 2020 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 25 | Azerbaijan | 89.3 | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 26 | Vietnam | 88.71 | 2022 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 27 | Barbados | 88.47 | 2016 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 28 | Saint Lucia | 87.33 | 2016 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 29 | Ecuador | 87.23 | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 30 | Moldova | 86.98 | 2016 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 31 | Fiji | 86.53 | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 32 | Mongolia | 86.38 | 2022 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 85.96 | 2022 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | 85.35 | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 35 | Marshall Islands | 85.09 | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 36 | Thailand | 85.02 | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 37 | Honduras | 84.96 | 2022 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 38 | Algeria | 84.8 | 2022 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 39 | Pakistan | 84.69 | 2022 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 40 | Syria | 84.42 | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 41 | Tunisia | 84.27 | 2022 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 42 | Guyana | 83.47 | 2022 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 43 | Cambodia | 83.35 | 2022 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 44 | Philippines | 81.75 | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 81.63 | 2022 | — | flat |
| 46 | Paraguay | 80.15 | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 47 | Indonesia | 78.99 | 2022 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 48 | Guatemala | 76.77 | 2019 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 49 | India | 76.26 | 2022 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 50 | Vanuatu | 75.88 | 2022 | up 139.1% | rising |
| 51 | Myanmar | 74.59 | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 52 | Tajikistan | 72.95 | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 53 | Suriname | 72.12 | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 54 | Samoa | 71.96 | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 55 | Colombia | 70.15 | 2022 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 56 | Tonga | 69.54 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 57 | Jamaica | 66.65 | 2015 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 58 | Nepal | 63.54 | 2022 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 61.73 | 2022 | up 96.4% | rising |
| 60 | Sao Tome and Principe | 58.06 | 2022 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 61 | Laos | 55.81 | 2021 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 62 | Kiribati | 55.68 | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 63 | Yemen | 48.61 | 2017 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 48.32 | 2022 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 65 | Afghanistan | 48.21 | 2022 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 66 | Congo | 48.19 | 2019 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 67 | Namibia | 44.6 | 2017 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 68 | South Africa | 44.37 | 2020 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 42.46 | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 70 | Mauritania | 41.75 | 2022 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 71 | Ghana | 41.69 | 2022 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 72 | Solomon Islands | 38.64 | 2019 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 73 | Kenya | 37.6 | 2022 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 74 | Cameroon | 36.71 | 2022 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 75 | Nigeria | 31.08 | 2022 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 76 | Uganda | 30.9 | 2022 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Papua New Guinea | 29.86 | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 78 | Tanzania | 28.92 | 2022 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 79 | East Timor | 28.41 | 2020 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 80 | Angola | 27.09 | 2020 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 81 | Bolivia | 26.99 | 2022 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 82 | Chad | 26.2 | 2022 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 83 | Somalia | 25.1 | 2022 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 84 | Niger | 24.62 | 2022 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 85 | Eswatini | 24.31 | 2020 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 86 | Equatorial Guinea | 24.22 | 2015 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 87 | Madagascar | 23.44 | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 88 | Haiti | 22.58 | 2022 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 89 | Senegal | 22.25 | 2022 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 90 | Central African Republic | 22.18 | 2022 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 91 | Cote d'Ivoire | 21.82 | 2022 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 92 | Guinea | 20.64 | 2022 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 93 | Guinea-Bissau | 19.69 | 2022 | up 230.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 19.35 | 2022 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 95 | Rwanda | 18.4 | 2022 | up 94.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Zambia | 18.15 | 2022 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 97 | Sierra Leone | 17.84 | 2022 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 98 | Togo | 17.34 | 2022 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 99 | Mali | 17.3 | 2022 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 100 | Comoros | 15.57 | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 101 | Malawi | 15.31 | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 102 | Gambia | 12.94 | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 103 | Mozambique | 12.23 | 2015 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 104 | Benin | 12.13 | 2022 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 105 | Sudan | 10.76 | 2022 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 106 | Burkina Faso | 9.16 | 2022 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 107 | Ethiopia | 8.32 | 2022 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 108 | Burundi | 6.3 | 2022 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 109 | South Sudan | 5.6 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 110 | Lesotho | 5.57 | 2022 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 111 | Liberia | 3.44 | 2022 | up 2,117.8% | volatile |