Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Fiji
Fiji: Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities was 86.63 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
86.63
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
37th
of 113 countries
All-time high
86.63
in 2024
All-time low
86.26
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Fiji, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Fiji is 86.63, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Fiji ranks 37th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 86.26 | — |
| 2018 | 86.31 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 86.37 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 86.42 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 86.47 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 86.53 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 86.58 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 86.63 | +0.1% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 86.63 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89.7, 97% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 86.63 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.01, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.31 | 86.26 | 86.37 | 3 |
| 2020s | 86.53 | 86.42 | 86.63 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 34 El Salvador 88.24 compare
- 35 Sri Lanka 87.69 compare
- 36 Cambodia 87.16 compare
- 38 Mongolia 86.4 compare
- 39 Costa Rica 85.99 compare
- 40 Marshall Islands 85.09 compare
More population data for Fiji
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5093 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5093 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4038 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8469 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.51 (2100)
- Population density 48.13 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 45,775 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.51 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.7919 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Fiji?
- Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Fiji was 86.63 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to handwashing facilities recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 86.63 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to handwashing facilities recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.26 in 2017.
- How does Fiji rank for share of the population with access to handwashing facilities?
- Fiji ranks 37th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to handwashing facilities rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Fiji 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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