People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 26.0% 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 urban population.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 26.0% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2015. 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 Equatorial Guinea peaked at 26.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2007.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 103rd 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
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 26.0% | — |
| 2008 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 100 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 27.3%
- 101 Mali 27.1%
- 102 Togo 26.9% compare
- 104 Mozambique 25.0% compare
- 105 Guinea-Bissau 24.5% compare
- 106 Somalia 22.2%
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 843 deaths (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)
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 26.0% 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 26.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2007.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 103rd 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, 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.