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% |
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 843 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0117 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 4.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0128 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.