People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population) by country
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...
Countries reporting
113
Highest
100.0%
Mexico
Lowest
1.0%
Liberia
Median
65.8%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
2,094
What the numbers show
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population) is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Mexico; the lowest is 1.0% in Liberia.
The median across all reporting countries is 65.8%, and the mean is 54.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 105.
Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Lesotho (up 8,995.3%), and the largest decrease in Mauritania (down 56.2%).
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 100.0% | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 99.8% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Montenegro | 99.3% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Philippines | 98.9% | 2024 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 98.7% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Serbia | 98.0% | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 97.3% | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 9 | Iraq | 96.9% | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 96.6% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Tuvalu | 96.3% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 96.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Bhutan | 95.7% | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 14 | Azerbaijan | 95.5% | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 15 | Palestine, State of | 95.5% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | China | 95.3% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Maldives | 95.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Egypt | 94.2% | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 19 | Thailand | 93.4% | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 20 | Armenia | 90.3% | 2022 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 21 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 88.8% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Belize | 88.7% | 2022 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 23 | Tunisia | 88.4% | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 24 | Cuba | 88.1% | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 25 | El Salvador | 88.0% | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 26 | Ukraine | 87.8% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Georgia | 87.4% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Saint Lucia | 87.2% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 86.3% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Cambodia | 86.2% | 2024 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 31 | India | 85.9% | 2024 | up 91.9% | rising |
| 32 | Guyana | 85.4% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 33 | Ecuador | 84.9% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 34 | Viet Nam | 84.9% | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 35 | Honduras | 84.3% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 83.3% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 37 | Trinidad and Tobago | 82.6% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Republic of Moldova | 82.3% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 39 | Mongolia | 81.2% | 2024 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 40 | Syrian Arab Republic | 80.6% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Marshall Islands | 80.2% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 42 | Pakistan | 80.2% | 2024 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 43 | Fiji | 80.1% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Tonga | 79.6% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Indonesia | 76.9% | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 46 | Algeria | 75.3% | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 75.1% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Peru | 72.3% | 2024 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 49 | Paraguay | 72.0% | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Myanmar | 70.7% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Guatemala | 69.9% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 52 | Jamaica | 69.5% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | Samoa | 69.4% | 2024 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 54 | Tajikistan | 67.6% | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 55 | Suriname | 66.8% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 66.1% | 2024 | up 114.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Nepal | 65.8% | 2024 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 58 | Kiribati | 58.6% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 59 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 56.6% | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 60 | Yemen | 56.3% | 2024 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 61 | Afghanistan | 48.9% | 2024 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 62 | Kenya | 48.2% | 2024 | up 223.2% | rising |
| 63 | Sao Tome and Principe | 43.1% | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 64 | Vanuatu | 42.2% | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 65 | Cape Verde | 37.7% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | Eswatini | 36.3% | 2024 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 67 | Zimbabwe | 36.1% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 33.3% | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 69 | Colombia | 32.9% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Comoros | 32.2% | 2024 | up 83.2% | rising |
| 71 | Congo | 31.8% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 72 | Gabon | 31.6% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Ghana | 31.3% | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 74 | Papua New Guinea | 30.8% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Cameroon | 28.7% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Solomon Islands | 28.4% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | South Africa | 27.5% | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Namibia | 27.5% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Chad | 23.7% | 2024 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 80 | Nigeria | 22.9% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Timor-Leste | 21.9% | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 21.9% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 83 | Burkina Faso | 21.1% | 2024 | up 93.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Senegal | 20.5% | 2024 | up 280.3% | rising |
| 85 | Uganda | 20.0% | 2024 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 86 | Equatorial Guinea | 19.9% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Niger | 19.8% | 2024 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Angola | 19.1% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 89 | South Sudan | 18.4% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 90 | Lesotho | 17.7% | 2024 | up 8,995.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Mauritania | 17.0% | 2024 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 92 | Sierra Leone | 16.7% | 2024 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 93 | Rwanda | 16.0% | 2024 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Guinea-Bissau | 15.7% | 2024 | up 137.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Haiti | 15.5% | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 96 | Madagascar | 15.1% | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 97 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 14.8% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | Guinea | 13.1% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Malawi | 12.5% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 100 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 12.3% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Central African Republic | 12.1% | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 102 | Gambia | 11.9% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Djibouti | 11.6% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Somalia | 11.1% | 2024 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 105 | Côte d'Ivoire | 11.1% | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 106 | Mozambique | 9.9% | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 107 | Benin | 9.8% | 2024 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Togo | 9.8% | 2023 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Zambia | 9.2% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 110 | Mali | 9.1% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Burundi | 4.1% | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 112 | Ethiopia | 3.3% | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 113 | Liberia | 1.0% | 2024 | up 49.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Late-demographic dividend 92.6%
- Upper middle income 90.5%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 89.7%
- East Asia & Pacific 89.7%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 89.7%
- IBRD only 87.8%
- South Asia 83.6%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 83.6%
- Caribbean Small States 82.4%
- Middle income 79.3%
- Arab World 79.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 79.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 78.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 78.6%
- Early-demographic dividend 76.9%
- Lower middle income 73.4%
- World 72.0%
- Low & middle income 71.9%
- IDA & IBRD total 71.9%
- IDA blend 54.4%
- Pacific island small states 52.7%
- IDA total 42.1%
- IDA only 35.7%
- Least developed countries 32.6%
- Pre-demographic dividend 24.9%
- Africa Western and Central 21.4%
- Low income 19.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 18.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 18.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 18.1%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 17.0%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 16.0%
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.