Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities by country
Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.
Countries reporting
120
Highest
100.0%
Bahrain
Lowest
3.5%
Liberia
Median
71.9%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
1,792
What the numbers show
Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Bahrain; the lowest is 3.5% in Liberia.
The median across all reporting countries is 71.9%, and the mean is 62.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 29.
Over the past decade 98 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Lesotho (up 1,117.0%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 53.2%).
Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 5 | Montenegro | 99.2% | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 99.0% | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 7 | Mexico | 98.8% | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 8 | Aruba | 98.6% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 98.4% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 10 | Serbia | 98.1% | 2014 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 11 | Oman | 97.4% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Iraq | 97.4% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 13 | Philippines | 97.3% | 2024 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 14 | China | 97.3% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 15 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 97.3% | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 97.2% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 17 | Azerbaijan | 96.0% | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 18 | Maldives | 95.8% | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | Libya | 95.6% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Ukraine | 95.4% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 21 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 95.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 22 | Palestine | 94.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 23 | Thailand | 94.6% | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 24 | Bhutan | 94.5% | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 25 | Armenia | 94.4% | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 26 | Tuvalu | 93.9% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 27 | Cuba | 93.4% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 28 | Tunisia | 92.7% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 29 | Egypt | 92.3% | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 30 | Ecuador | 91.9% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 31 | Georgia | 91.8% | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 32 | Nauru | 90.8% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 33 | Belize | 90.3% | 2022 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 34 | India | 89.7% | 2024 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 35 | Vietnam | 89.1% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 36 | Barbados | 88.5% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | El Salvador | 88.2% | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 38 | Sri Lanka | 87.7% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 39 | Saint Lucia | 87.3% | 2016 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 40 | Cambodia | 87.2% | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 41 | Moldova | 87.0% | 2016 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 42 | Fiji | 86.6% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 43 | Mongolia | 86.4% | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 86.0% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 45 | Marshall Islands | 85.1% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 46 | Honduras | 85.0% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 47 | Algeria | 84.9% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 48 | Pakistan | 84.8% | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 49 | Syria | 84.5% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 50 | Trinidad and Tobago | 84.1% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 51 | Guyana | 83.5% | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 81.6% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 53 | Tonga | 80.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 54 | Paraguay | 80.2% | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 55 | Indonesia | 79.8% | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 56 | Guatemala | 76.8% | 2019 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 57 | Myanmar | 74.7% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 58 | Tajikistan | 73.0% | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 59 | Suriname | 72.1% | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 60 | Samoa | 71.9% | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 61 | Bangladesh | 71.8% | 2024 | up 87.2% | rising |
| 62 | Colombia | 70.4% | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 63 | Jamaica | 70.4% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 64 | Nepal | 68.2% | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 65 | Laos | 63.6% | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 66 | Yemen | 63.3% | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 67 | Kiribati | 62.2% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 68 | Cape Verde | 60.9% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 69 | Sao Tome and Principe | 58.3% | 2024 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 70 | Kenya | 57.5% | 2024 | up 278.5% | rising |
| 71 | Afghanistan | 51.9% | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 72 | Djibouti | 50.7% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 48.5% | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 74 | Vanuatu | 48.4% | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 75 | Congo | 48.2% | 2019 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 76 | Gabon | 48.2% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 77 | Ghana | 45.5% | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 78 | Namibia | 44.6% | 2017 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 79 | South Africa | 44.4% | 2020 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 80 | Zimbabwe | 42.5% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 81 | Mauritania | 40.7% | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 82 | Eswatini | 39.3% | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 83 | Solomon Islands | 38.6% | 2019 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 84 | Cameroon | 37.8% | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 85 | Angola | 36.9% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 86 | Papua New Guinea | 35.4% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 87 | Comoros | 34.8% | 2024 | up 85.6% | rising |
| 88 | Nigeria | 31.3% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 89 | East Timor | 28.4% | 2020 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 90 | Bolivia | 27.0% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 91 | Senegal | 26.9% | 2024 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 92 | Chad | 26.3% | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 93 | Burkina Faso | 25.9% | 2024 | up 68.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Uganda | 24.6% | 2024 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 95 | Equatorial Guinea | 24.2% | 2015 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 96 | Madagascar | 23.5% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 97 | Haiti | 22.7% | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 98 | Central African Republic | 22.4% | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 99 | Cote d'Ivoire | 22.0% | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 100 | South Sudan | 21.9% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 101 | Niger | 21.5% | 2024 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 102 | Lesotho | 20.9% | 2024 | up 1,117.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Guinea | 20.6% | 2022 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 104 | Guinea-Bissau | 19.8% | 2024 | up 120.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 19.4% | 2022 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 106 | Sierra Leone | 18.7% | 2024 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 107 | Rwanda | 18.5% | 2024 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Zambia | 18.4% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 109 | Tanzania | 17.5% | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 110 | Togo | 17.4% | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 111 | Mali | 17.3% | 2022 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 112 | Somalia | 16.5% | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 113 | Mozambique | 15.8% | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 114 | Malawi | 15.4% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 115 | Gambia | 13.0% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 116 | Benin | 12.9% | 2024 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 117 | Sudan | 10.8% | 2024 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 118 | Burundi | 6.4% | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 119 | Ethiopia | 5.9% | 2024 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 120 | Liberia | 3.5% | 2024 | up 148.0% | volatile |
About this data
Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.