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Basic handwashing facilities2023

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

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data95 / 217No observation: 122
First-ranked country or territoryBahrain100 %

Top 10

% · 2023
01Bahrain
100
01Qatar
100
05Mexico
98.79
06Aruba
98.61
08Iraq
97.39
09China
97.24
10Kyrgyzstan
96.54

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Basic handwashing facilities · 2023 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Bahrain1002023
01Qatar1002023
03Turkmenistan1002023
04North Macedonia99.672023
05Mexico98.792023
06Aruba98.612023
07Saudi Arabia98.432023
08Iraq97.392023
09China97.242023
10Kyrgyzstan96.542023
11Libya95.592023
12Azerbaijan95.372023
13Ukraine95.362023
14Turks & Caicos Islands94.992023
15Palestinian Territories94.922023
16Philippines94.62023
17Tuvalu93.932023
18Bhutan93.552023
19Cuba93.392023
20Thailand93.122023
21Tunisia92.352023
22Egypt91.292023
23Ecuador91.142023
24Nauru90.792023
25India89.642023
26Vietnam89.032023
27El Salvador88.242023
28Sri Lanka87.682023
29Fiji86.582023
30Mongolia86.392023
31Costa Rica85.982023
32Cambodia85.12023
33Honduras84.972023
34Algeria84.872023
35Pakistan84.732023
36Syria84.462023
37Trinidad & Tobago84.122023
38Guyana83.462023
39Uzbekistan81.632023
40Tonga80.932023
41Indonesia79.562023
42Myanmar (Burma)74.632023
43Tajikistan732023
44Samoa71.952023
45Jamaica70.372023
46Colombia70.292023
47Bangladesh68.532023
48Nepal66.852023
49Laos62.452023
50Kiribati62.142023
51Yemen62.022023
52Cape Verde60.732023
53São Tomé & Príncipe58.192023
54Kenya52.672023
55Afghanistan50.912023
56Djibouti50.652023
57Dominican Republic48.432023
58Gabon48.122023
59Vanuatu47.862023
60Ghana44.792023
61Zimbabwe42.482023
62Mauritania40.42023
63Eswatini38.222023
64Cameroon37.712023
65Angola36.782023
66Papua New Guinea35.372023
67Comoros33.162023
68Nigeria31.22023
69Bolivia27.012023
70Chad26.232023
71Senegal26.192023
72Burkina Faso25.782023
73Uganda23.682023
74Madagascar23.392023
75Haiti22.682023
76Central African Republic22.292023
77Côte d’Ivoire21.912023
78South Sudan21.882023
79Niger21.512023
80Guinea-Bissau19.732023
81Lesotho18.922023
82Somalia18.52023
83Rwanda18.432023
84Sierra Leone18.292023
85Zambia18.272023
86Togo17.442023
87Tanzania17.412023
88Mozambique15.52023
89Malawi15.352023
90Gambia12.952023
91Benin12.392023
92Sudan10.762023
93Burundi6.362023
94Ethiopia6.162023
95Liberia3.462023

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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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  "sourceOrganization": "WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: washdata.org, publisher: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), date accessed: 2025-09-30, date published: 2025-08-25;\nUN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: washdata.org, note: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene",
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