Access to handwashing facilities in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Access to handwashing facilities was 86.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Access to handwashing facilities in Costa Rica, 2015–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 86.0% for access to handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to handwashing facilities in Costa Rica peaked at 86.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.7%, in 2015.
Costa Rica ranks 39th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Access to handwashing facilities in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 84.7% | — |
| 2016 | 85.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 85.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 85.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 85.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.2% | 84.7% | 85.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 85.9% | 86.0% | 5 |
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- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6681 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7399 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 73.96 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 123,827 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to handwashing facilities in Costa Rica?
- Access to handwashing facilities in Costa Rica was 86.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to handwashing facilities recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to handwashing facilities recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.7% in 2015.
- How does Costa Rica rank for access to handwashing facilities?
- Costa Rica ranks 39th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to handwashing facilities rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.