Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities by country
Countries reporting
113
Highest
100
Bahrain
Lowest
3.49
Liberia
Median
70.43
Years covered
10
2015–2024
Data points
1,032
What the numbers show
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 100 in Bahrain; the lowest is 3.49 in Liberia.
The median across all reporting countries is 70.43, and the mean is 61.14.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 29.
Over the past decade 90 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Lesotho (up 477.9%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 49.4%).
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities: 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 2.4% | flat |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 99.67 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 5 | Montenegro | 99.24 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 99.01 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 7 | Mexico | 98.79 | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 8 | Aruba | 98.61 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 98.43 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 10 | Oman | 97.4 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Iraq | 97.4 | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 12 | Philippines | 97.29 | 2024 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 13 | China (People’s Republic of) | 97.27 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 97.24 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | 95.98 | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 16 | Maldives | 95.84 | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 17 | Libya | 95.59 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Ukraine | 95.38 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 95 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 20 | Palestine, State of | 94.91 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 21 | Thailand | 94.63 | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 22 | Bhutan | 94.52 | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 23 | Armenia | 94.42 | 2022 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 24 | Tuvalu | 93.91 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 25 | Cuba | 93.4 | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 26 | Tunisia | 92.74 | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 27 | Egypt | 92.31 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 28 | Ecuador | 91.94 | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 29 | Georgia | 91.76 | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 30 | Naoero | 90.79 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Belize | 90.29 | 2022 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 32 | India | 89.69 | 2024 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 33 | Viet Nam | 89.11 | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 34 | El Salvador | 88.24 | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 87.69 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 36 | Cambodia | 87.16 | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 37 | Fiji | 86.63 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 38 | Mongolia | 86.4 | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 85.99 | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 40 | Marshall Islands | 85.09 | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 41 | Honduras | 84.98 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 42 | Algeria | 84.93 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 43 | Pakistan | 84.77 | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 44 | Syrian Arab Republic | 84.5 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 45 | Trinidad and Tobago | 84.12 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 46 | Guyana | 83.45 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 81.65 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 48 | Tonga | 80.94 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 49 | Paraguay | 80.15 | 2020 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 50 | Indonesia | 79.78 | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 51 | Guatemala | 76.77 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 52 | Myanmar | 74.67 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 53 | Tajikistan | 73 | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 54 | Suriname | 72.12 | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 55 | Samoa | 71.94 | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 71.82 | 2024 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 57 | Colombia | 70.43 | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 58 | Jamaica | 70.37 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 59 | Nepal | 68.24 | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 60 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 63.61 | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 61 | Yemen | 63.35 | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 62 | Kiribati | 62.18 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 63 | Cape Verde | 60.87 | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 64 | Sao Tome and Principe | 58.31 | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 65 | Kenya | 57.51 | 2024 | up 278.4% | rising |
| 66 | Afghanistan | 51.94 | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 67 | Djibouti | 50.74 | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 48.53 | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 69 | Vanuatu | 48.41 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 70 | Congo | 48.19 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 71 | Gabon | 48.17 | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 72 | Ghana | 45.48 | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 73 | South Africa | 44.37 | 2020 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 74 | Zimbabwe | 42.51 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 75 | Mauritania | 40.7 | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 76 | Eswatini | 39.32 | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 77 | Solomon Islands | 38.64 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 78 | Cameroon | 37.8 | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 79 | Angola | 36.94 | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 80 | Papua New Guinea | 35.43 | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 81 | Comoros | 34.78 | 2024 | up 71.1% | rising |
| 82 | Nigeria | 31.31 | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 83 | Timor-Leste | 28.41 | 2020 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 84 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 27.04 | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 85 | Senegal | 26.9 | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 86 | Chad | 26.27 | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 87 | Burkina Faso | 25.88 | 2024 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 88 | Uganda | 24.56 | 2024 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 89 | Madagascar | 23.53 | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 90 | Haiti | 22.68 | 2023 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 91 | Central African Republic | 22.41 | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 92 | Côte d'Ivoire | 22.01 | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 93 | South Sudan | 21.94 | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 94 | Niger | 21.53 | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 95 | Lesotho | 20.85 | 2024 | up 477.9% | rising |
| 96 | Guinea | 20.64 | 2022 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 97 | Guinea-Bissau | 19.76 | 2024 | up 88.4% | rising |
| 98 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 19.35 | 2022 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 99 | Sierra Leone | 18.74 | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 100 | Rwanda | 18.45 | 2024 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 101 | Zambia | 18.38 | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 102 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 17.46 | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 103 | Togo | 17.44 | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 104 | Mali | 17.3 | 2022 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 105 | Somalia | 16.49 | 2024 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 106 | Mozambique | 15.81 | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 107 | Malawi | 15.4 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 108 | Gambia | 12.96 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 109 | Benin | 12.86 | 2024 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 110 | Sudan | 10.76 | 2024 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 111 | Burundi | 6.36 | 2023 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 112 | Ethiopia | 5.85 | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 113 | Liberia | 3.49 | 2024 | up 111.7% | rising |