Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Maldives
Maldives: Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities was 95.84 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
95.84
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
16th
of 113 countries
All-time high
95.84
in 2021
All-time low
95.78
in 2015
Years of data
7
2015–2021
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Maldives, 2015–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 95.84 for share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Maldives ranks 16th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 95.78 | — |
| 2016 | 95.79 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.81 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.82 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.83 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.84 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.8 | 95.78 | 95.82 | 5 |
| 2020s | 95.83 | 95.83 | 95.84 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 13 China 97.27 compare
- 14 Kyrgyzstan 97.24 compare
- 15 Azerbaijan 95.98 compare
- 17 Libya 95.59
- 18 Ukraine 95.38 compare
- 19 Turks and Caicos Islands 95 compare
More population data for Maldives
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3006 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3006 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.378 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 569.91 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.1872 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2781 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.305 (2100)
- Population density 1,583 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 21,159 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Maldives?
- Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Maldives was 95.84 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to handwashing facilities recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 95.84 in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to handwashing facilities recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.78 in 2015.
- How does Maldives rank for share of the population with access to handwashing facilities?
- Maldives ranks 16th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of the population with access to handwashing facilities rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives 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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