People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Gambia
Gambia: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 13.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Gambia, 2012–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 13.5% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Gambia peaked at 13.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2012.
Gambia ranks 112th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 13.5% | — |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 13.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 28.7%, 47% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 13.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.3%, 41% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.5% | 13.5% | 13.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 13.5% | 13.5% | 5 |
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More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Gambia?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Gambia was 13.5% 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2012.
- How does Gambia rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Gambia ranks 112th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gambia 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.