People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural was 19.9% 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 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 … rural in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| 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% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 19.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.3%, 23% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 19.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.7%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
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 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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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.