Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises by country
Countries reporting
120
Highest
100
Bahrain
Lowest
3.49
Liberia
Median
71.88
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
1,792
What the numbers show
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 100 in Bahrain; the lowest is 3.49 in Liberia.
The median across all reporting countries is 71.88, and the mean is 61.97.
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%).
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100 | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 99.67 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 5 | Montenegro | 99.24 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 99.01 | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 7 | Mexico | 98.79 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 8 | Aruba | 98.61 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 98.43 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 10 | Serbia | 98.13 | 2014 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 11 | Oman | 97.4 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Iraq | 97.4 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 13 | Philippines | 97.29 | 2024 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 14 | China | 97.27 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 15 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 97.26 | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 97.24 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 17 | Azerbaijan | 95.98 | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 18 | Maldives | 95.84 | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | Libya | 95.59 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Ukraine | 95.38 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 21 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 95 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 22 | Palestine | 94.91 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 23 | Thailand | 94.63 | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 24 | Bhutan | 94.52 | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 25 | Armenia | 94.42 | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 26 | Tuvalu | 93.91 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 27 | Cuba | 93.4 | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 28 | Tunisia | 92.74 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 29 | Egypt | 92.31 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 30 | Ecuador | 91.94 | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 31 | Georgia | 91.76 | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 32 | Nauru | 90.79 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 33 | Belize | 90.29 | 2022 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 34 | India | 89.69 | 2024 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 35 | Vietnam | 89.11 | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 36 | Barbados | 88.47 | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | El Salvador | 88.24 | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 38 | Sri Lanka | 87.69 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 39 | Saint Lucia | 87.33 | 2016 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 40 | Cambodia | 87.16 | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 41 | Moldova | 86.98 | 2016 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 42 | Fiji | 86.63 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 43 | Mongolia | 86.4 | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 85.99 | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 45 | Marshall Islands | 85.09 | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 46 | Honduras | 84.98 | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 47 | Algeria | 84.93 | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 48 | Pakistan | 84.77 | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 49 | Syria | 84.5 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 50 | Trinidad and Tobago | 84.12 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 51 | Guyana | 83.45 | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 81.65 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 53 | Tonga | 80.94 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 54 | Paraguay | 80.15 | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 55 | Indonesia | 79.78 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 56 | Guatemala | 76.77 | 2019 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 57 | Myanmar | 74.67 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 58 | Tajikistan | 73 | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 59 | Suriname | 72.12 | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 60 | Samoa | 71.94 | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 61 | Bangladesh | 71.82 | 2024 | up 87.2% | rising |
| 62 | Colombia | 70.43 | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 63 | Jamaica | 70.37 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 64 | Nepal | 68.24 | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 65 | Laos | 63.61 | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 66 | Yemen | 63.35 | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 67 | Kiribati | 62.18 | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 68 | Cape Verde | 60.87 | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 69 | Sao Tome and Principe | 58.31 | 2024 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 70 | Kenya | 57.51 | 2024 | up 278.5% | rising |
| 71 | Afghanistan | 51.94 | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 72 | Djibouti | 50.74 | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 48.53 | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 74 | Vanuatu | 48.41 | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 75 | Congo | 48.19 | 2019 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 76 | Gabon | 48.17 | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 77 | Ghana | 45.48 | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 78 | Namibia | 44.6 | 2017 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 79 | South Africa | 44.37 | 2020 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 80 | Zimbabwe | 42.51 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 81 | Mauritania | 40.7 | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 82 | Eswatini | 39.32 | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 83 | Solomon Islands | 38.64 | 2019 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 84 | Cameroon | 37.8 | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 85 | Angola | 36.94 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 86 | Papua New Guinea | 35.43 | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 87 | Comoros | 34.78 | 2024 | up 85.6% | rising |
| 88 | Nigeria | 31.31 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 89 | East Timor | 28.41 | 2020 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 90 | Bolivia | 27.04 | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 91 | Senegal | 26.9 | 2024 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 92 | Chad | 26.27 | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 93 | Burkina Faso | 25.88 | 2024 | up 68.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Uganda | 24.56 | 2024 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 95 | Equatorial Guinea | 24.22 | 2015 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 96 | Madagascar | 23.53 | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 97 | Haiti | 22.68 | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 98 | Central African Republic | 22.41 | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 99 | Cote d'Ivoire | 22.01 | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 100 | South Sudan | 21.94 | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 101 | Niger | 21.53 | 2024 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 102 | Lesotho | 20.85 | 2024 | up 1,117.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Guinea | 20.64 | 2022 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 104 | Guinea-Bissau | 19.76 | 2024 | up 120.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 19.35 | 2022 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 106 | Sierra Leone | 18.74 | 2024 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 107 | Rwanda | 18.45 | 2024 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Zambia | 18.38 | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 109 | Tanzania | 17.46 | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 110 | Togo | 17.44 | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 111 | Mali | 17.3 | 2022 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 112 | Somalia | 16.49 | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 113 | Mozambique | 15.81 | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 114 | Malawi | 15.4 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 115 | Gambia | 12.96 | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 116 | Benin | 12.86 | 2024 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 117 | Sudan | 10.76 | 2024 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 118 | Burundi | 6.36 | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 119 | Ethiopia | 5.85 | 2024 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 120 | Liberia | 3.49 | 2024 | up 148.0% | volatile |