People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Georgia
Georgia: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural was 87.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Georgia, 2014–2022
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2022, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Georgia stood at 87.4%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Georgia peaked at 87.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 87.4%, in 2014.
That places Georgia 27th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 87.4% | — |
| 2015 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 87.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.3%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 87.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 95.8%, 91% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.4% | 87.4% | 87.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 87.4% | 87.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Georgia?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Georgia was 87.4% in 2022, 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.4% in 2014.
- How does Georgia rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Georgia ranks 27th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Georgia 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.