People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Maldives
Maldives: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) was 95.8% in 2021. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Maldives, 2013–2021
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Maldives is 95.8%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Maldives peaked at 95.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 95.8%, in 2013.
That places Maldives 18th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 95.8% | — |
| 2014 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 95.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89.1%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 95.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 88.7%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.8% | 95.8% | 95.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 95.8% | 95.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 97.3%
- 16 Kyrgyzstan 97.2% compare
- 17 Azerbaijan 96.0% compare
- 19 Libya 95.6%
- 20 Ukraine 95.4% compare
- 21 Turks and Caicos Islands 95.0% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.2 % 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 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.8 % 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 0.0279 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Maldives?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Maldives was 95.8% in 2021, 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.8% in 2013.
- How does Maldives rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Maldives ranks 18th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives 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.