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Basic handwashing facilities2022

Percentage of the population with basic handwashing facilities, including soap and water, at home.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data103 / 217No observation: 114
First-ranked country or territoryBahrain100 %

Top 10

% · 2022
01Bahrain
100
01Qatar
100
05Montenegro
99.24
06Aruba
98.61
08Mexico
97.72
09Iraq
97.39
10China
97.21

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Basic handwashing facilities · 2022 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Bahrain1002022
01Qatar1002022
01Turkmenistan1002022
04North Macedonia99.672022
05Montenegro99.242022
06Aruba98.612022
07Saudi Arabia98.422022
08Mexico97.722022
09Iraq97.392022
10China97.212022
11Kyrgyzstan95.832022
12Libya95.592022
13Ukraine95.342022
14Turks & Caicos Islands94.982022
15Palestinian Territories94.922022
16Azerbaijan94.772022
17Armenia94.422022
18Tuvalu93.962022
19Cuba93.382022
20Bhutan92.572022
21Tunisia91.942022
22Philippines91.892022
23Georgia91.762022
24Thailand91.62022
25Nauru90.792022
26Ecuador90.342022
27Belize90.292022
28Egypt90.262022
29Vietnam88.712022
30El Salvador88.532022
31Sri Lanka87.672022
32Fiji86.532022
33Mongolia86.382022
34Costa Rica85.962022
35India85.832022
36Honduras84.962022
37Algeria84.82022
38Pakistan84.692022
39Syria84.422022
40Trinidad & Tobago84.122022
41Guyana83.472022
42Cambodia83.012022
43Uzbekistan81.632022
44Tonga80.932022
45Indonesia79.332022
46Myanmar (Burma)74.592022
47Tajikistan72.952022
48Suriname72.122022
49Samoa71.962022
50Jamaica70.362022
51Colombia70.152022
52Nepal65.462022
53Bangladesh65.232022
54Kiribati62.12022
55Laos61.272022
56Yemen60.682022
57Cape Verde60.582022
58São Tomé & Príncipe58.062022
59Djibouti50.562022
60Afghanistan49.872022
61Dominican Republic48.322022
62Gabon48.072022
63Kenya47.862022
64Vanuatu47.322022
65Ghana44.112022
66Zimbabwe42.462022
67Mauritania41.752022
68Cameroon37.622022
69Eswatini37.122022
70Angola36.632022
71Papua New Guinea35.332022
72Comoros31.552022
73Nigeria31.082022
74Bolivia26.992022
75Chad26.22022
76Senegal25.452022
77Burkina Faso24.642022
78Madagascar23.442022
79Uganda22.812022
80Haiti22.582022
81Central African Republic22.182022
82South Sudan21.822022
83Côte d’Ivoire21.812022
84Niger20.822022
85Guinea20.642022
86Somalia20.52022
87Guinea-Bissau19.692022
88Congo - Kinshasa19.352022
89Rwanda18.412022
90Zambia18.152022
91Sierra Leone17.842022
92Tanzania17.362022
93Togo17.342022
94Mali17.32022
95Lesotho16.992022
96Malawi15.312022
97Mozambique15.192022
98Gambia12.942022
99Benin11.932022
100Sudan10.762022
101Ethiopia6.472022
102Burundi6.32022
103Liberia3.442022

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Percentage of the population with basic handwashing facilities, including soap and water, at home.
Unit
%
Source & definition
World Bank · SH.STA.HYGN.ZS
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Original metadata
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.

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