People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) was 24.2% in 2015. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Equatorial Guinea, 2007–2015
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 24.2% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2015. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 24.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2007.
That places Equatorial Guinea 95th out of 120 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 23.6% | — |
| 2008 | 23.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 23.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | +0.1% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 24.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89.1%, 27% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 24.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.2%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.7% | 23.6% | 23.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 23.9% | 24.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 92 Chad 26.3% compare
- 93 Burkina Faso 25.9% compare
- 94 Uganda 24.6% compare
- 96 Madagascar 23.5% compare
- 97 Haiti 22.7% compare
- 98 Central African Republic 22.4% compare
More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 843 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.5 % 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 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0678 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Equatorial Guinea?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Equatorial Guinea was 24.2% in 2015, 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2007.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 95th out of 120 countries with data for 2015.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.