Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities was 60.87 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
60.87
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
63rd
of 113 countries
All-time high
60.87
in 2024
All-time low
60.12
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Cape Verde, 2019–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 60.87 for share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
That places Cape Verde 63rd out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 60.12 | — |
| 2020 | 60.28 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 60.43 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 60.58 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 60.73 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 60.87 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60.12 | 60.12 | 60.12 | 1 |
| 2020s | 60.58 | 60.28 | 60.87 | 5 |
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More population data for Cape Verde
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -6.15 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4608 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.01 (2100)
- Population density 103.46 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 14,689 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.01 (2100)
- General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 27.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Cape Verde?
- Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Cape Verde was 60.87 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to handwashing facilities recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 60.87 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to handwashing facilities recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.12 in 2019.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of the population with access to handwashing facilities?
- Cape Verde ranks 63rd out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to handwashing facilities rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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