People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 86.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Costa Rica, 2005–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Costa Rica is 86.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Costa Rica peaked at 86.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 83.7%, in 2005.
That places Costa Rica 43rd out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 83.7% | — |
| 2006 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 83.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 84.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 84.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 84.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 85.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 85.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 86.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 86.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 88.7%, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 86.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.4%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.7% | 83.7% | 83.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 85.1% | 83.9% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 86.5% | 86.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 40 Saint Lucia 87.9% compare
- 41 Syrian Arab Republic 87.3% compare
- 42 Tajikistan 86.7% compare
- 44 Marshall Islands 86.4% compare
- 45 Tonga 85.5% compare
- 46 Trinidad and Tobago 85.5% compare
More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,632 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 35 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.42 % 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 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Costa Rica?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Costa Rica was 86.5% in 2024, 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 86.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.7% in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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, urban (% of urban 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.