People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 19.9% in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
19.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
86th
of 113 countries
All-time high
19.9%
in 2007
All-time low
19.9%
in 2007
Years of data
9
2007–2015

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Equatorial Guinea, 2007–2015

051015202007201120152007: 19.9 % of rural population2008: 19.9 % of rural population2009: 19.9 % of rural population2010: 19.9 % of rural population2011: 19.9 % of rural population2012: 19.9 % of rural population2013: 19.9 % of rural population2014: 19.9 % of rural population2015: 19.9 % of rural population

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.

Analysis

In 2015, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Equatorial Guinea stood at 19.9%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 19.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2007.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 86th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Annual values for People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population) in Equatorial Guinea, 2007 to 2015.
Year % of rural population Change
2007 19.9%
2008 19.9% +0.0%
2009 19.9% +0.0%
2010 19.9% +0.0%
2011 19.9% +0.0%
2012 19.9% +0.0%
2013 19.9% +0.0%
2014 19.9% +0.0%
2015 19.9% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.9% 19.9% 19.9% 3
2010s 19.9% 19.9% 19.9% 6

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 83 Burkina Faso 21.1% compare
  2. 84 Senegal 20.5% compare
  3. 85 Uganda 20.0% compare
  4. 87 Niger 19.8% compare
  5. 88 Angola 19.1% compare
  6. 89 South Sudan 18.4%

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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 19.9% 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 19.9% in 2007.
What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2007.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 86th out of 113 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 unchanged. 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, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
145 places, 2,094 data points, 2000–2024
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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.