Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises was 24.22 in 2015. ▬ Flat
Latest (2015)
24.22
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
95th
of 120 countries
All-time high
24.22
in 2015
All-time low
23.64
in 2007
Years of data
9
2007–2015
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises in Equatorial Guinea, 2007–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 24.22 for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises in 2015. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 24.22 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.64, in 2007.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 95th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 23.64 | — |
| 2008 | 23.74 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 23.84 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 23.93 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 24.03 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 24.12 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 24.16 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 24.19 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 24.22 | +0.1% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 24.22 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89.11, 27% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 24.22 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.21, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.74 | 23.64 | 23.84 | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.11 | 23.93 | 24.22 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 92 Chad 26.27 compare
- 93 Burkina Faso 25.88 compare
- 94 Uganda 24.56 compare
- 96 Madagascar 23.53 compare
- 97 Haiti 22.68 compare
- 98 Central African Republic 22.41 compare
More population data for Equatorial Guinea
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1457 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.443 (2100)
- Population density 178.37 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 328,832 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.443 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.3065 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises in Equatorial Guinea?
- Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises in Equatorial Guinea was 24.22 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 24.22 in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.64 in 2007.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 95th out of 120 countries with data for 2015.
- Is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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