Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in East Timor

East Timor: Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities was 28.41 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
28.41
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
83rd
of 113 countries
All-time high
28.41
in 2020
All-time low
28.03
in 2015
Years of data
6
2015–2020

Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in East Timor, 2015–2020

01020302015201720202015: 282016: 28.12017: 28.22018: 28.32019: 28.32020: 28.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2020, share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in East Timor stood at 28.41. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

East Timor ranks 83rd of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in East Timor, year by year

Annual values for Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in East Timor, 2015 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2015 28.03
2016 28.1 +0.3%
2017 28.18 +0.3%
2018 28.25 +0.3%
2019 28.33 +0.3%
2020 28.41 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 28.18 28.03 28.33 5
2020s 28.41 28.41 28.41 1

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 80 Papua New Guinea 35.43 compare
  2. 81 Comoros 34.78 compare
  3. 82 Nigeria 31.31 compare
  4. 84 Bolivia 27.04 compare
  5. 85 Senegal 26.9 compare
  6. 86 Chad 26.27 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in East Timor?
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in East Timor was 28.41 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population with access to handwashing facilities recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 28.41 in 2020.
What is the lowest share of the population with access to handwashing facilities recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 28.03 in 2015.
How does East Timor rank for share of the population with access to handwashing facilities?
East Timor ranks 83rd out of 113 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of the population with access to handwashing facilities rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this East Timor 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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Indicator
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,032 data points, 2015–2024
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