People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) was 86.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Costa Rica, 2005–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Costa Rica stood at 86.0%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Costa Rica peaked at 86.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83.4%, in 2005.
Costa Rica ranks 44th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 83.4% | — |
| 2006 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 83.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 83.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 84.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 84.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 84.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 85.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 85.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 85.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 86.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 91% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 86.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.0%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.4% | 83.4% | 83.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 83.6% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 85.9% | 86.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Costa Rica?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Costa Rica was 86.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.4% in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.