People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urban (% of urban 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%
Turkmenistan
Lowest
5.6%
Liberia
Median
76.9%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
2,061
What the numbers show
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urban (% of urban population) is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Turkmenistan; the lowest is 5.6% in Liberia.
The median across all reporting countries is 76.9%, and the mean is 66.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 18.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Kenya (up 393.7%), and the largest decrease in Somalia (down 41.6%).
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 2 | North Macedonia | 99.6% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Montenegro | 99.2% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 99.2% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 98.8% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Ukraine | 98.6% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 98.6% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Mexico | 98.5% | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 9 | China | 98.3% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Serbia | 98.2% | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Iraq | 97.6% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 12 | Kyrgyzstan | 97.2% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 13 | Maldives | 97.1% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Armenia | 96.8% | 2022 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | 96.3% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 16 | India | 96.1% | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 17 | Ecuador | 95.7% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 18 | Thailand | 95.7% | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 19 | Philippines | 95.6% | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 20 | Viet Nam | 95.4% | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 21 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 95.4% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Cuba | 94.9% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 23 | Palestine, State of | 94.7% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Georgia | 94.6% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 25 | Tunisia | 94.5% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 93.4% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Republic of Moldova | 93.4% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Bhutan | 93.1% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 29 | Tuvalu | 92.7% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Belize | 92.1% | 2022 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 31 | Pakistan | 92.1% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 32 | Fiji | 91.1% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 33 | Naoero | 90.8% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Cambodia | 89.9% | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 35 | Egypt | 89.8% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 36 | Mongolia | 88.7% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 37 | El Salvador | 88.3% | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 38 | Algeria | 88.0% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 88.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Saint Lucia | 87.9% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Syrian Arab Republic | 87.3% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 42 | Tajikistan | 86.7% | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 86.5% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 44 | Marshall Islands | 86.4% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Tonga | 85.5% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Trinidad and Tobago | 85.5% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Honduras | 85.4% | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 48 | Paraguay | 85.1% | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 49 | Samoa | 83.8% | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 50 | Guatemala | 83.2% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Myanmar | 83.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 52 | Indonesia | 81.8% | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 53 | Bangladesh | 80.0% | 2024 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 54 | Kenya | 79.2% | 2024 | up 393.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Colombia | 78.3% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Guyana | 78.2% | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 57 | Nepal | 76.9% | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 58 | Suriname | 74.8% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 59 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 74.6% | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 60 | Yemen | 73.8% | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 61 | Cape Verde | 71.6% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Jamaica | 71.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 63 | Solomon Islands | 70.7% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Vanuatu | 65.9% | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 65 | Kiribati | 64.7% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | Papua New Guinea | 64.4% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Sao Tome and Principe | 62.8% | 2024 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 68 | Namibia | 62.4% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 69 | Djibouti | 61.3% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Afghanistan | 60.1% | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 71 | Mauritania | 57.6% | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 72 | Congo | 56.1% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Zimbabwe | 55.7% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Ghana | 55.0% | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 75 | South Africa | 52.6% | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 51.2% | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 77 | Gabon | 49.7% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Eswatini | 48.5% | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 79 | Angola | 44.8% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Cameroon | 43.9% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Timor-Leste | 42.6% | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Comoros | 40.7% | 2024 | up 87.7% | rising |
| 83 | Nigeria | 38.2% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Uganda | 36.7% | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 85 | Burkina Faso | 35.5% | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 86 | Madagascar | 35.5% | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 87 | Central African Republic | 35.4% | 2024 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 88 | South Sudan | 34.7% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 89 | Chad | 34.1% | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 90 | Senegal | 33.3% | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 91 | Guinea | 33.1% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 92 | Côte d'Ivoire | 31.4% | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 93 | Niger | 29.8% | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 94 | Rwanda | 29.4% | 2024 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 29.1% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Zambia | 28.7% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Malawi | 27.9% | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 98 | Lesotho | 27.8% | 2024 | up 369.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Haiti | 27.6% | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 100 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 27.3% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Mali | 27.1% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Togo | 26.9% | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 103 | Equatorial Guinea | 26.0% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Mozambique | 25.0% | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 105 | Guinea-Bissau | 24.5% | 2024 | up 99.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Somalia | 22.2% | 2024 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 107 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 21.8% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Sierra Leone | 21.2% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 109 | Burundi | 19.4% | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 110 | Benin | 15.8% | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 111 | Ethiopia | 14.0% | 2024 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 112 | Gambia | 13.5% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Liberia | 5.6% | 2024 | up 157.1% | 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 97.1%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 95.5%
- East Asia & Pacific 95.5%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 95.5%
- Upper middle income 95.0%
- IBRD only 94.2%
- South Asia 93.9%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 93.9%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 90.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 89.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 89.1%
- Early-demographic dividend 88.1%
- Middle income 87.8%
- Arab World 86.9%
- World 85.1%
- Low & middle income 85.0%
- IDA & IBRD total 84.9%
- Caribbean Small States 82.3%
- Lower middle income 78.0%
- IDA blend 60.2%
- IDA total 55.8%
- IDA only 51.8%
- Least developed countries 47.6%
- Pre-demographic dividend 42.2%
- Low income 38.9%
- Africa Western and Central 37.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 36.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 36.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 36.3%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 34.3%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 32.7%
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.