People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Georgia
Georgia: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban was 94.6% 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 urban population.
Analysis
In 2022, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Georgia stood at 94.6%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Georgia peaked at 94.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 94.6%, in 2014.
That places Georgia 24th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 94.6% | — |
| 2015 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 94.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.0%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 94.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 97.7%, 97% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.6% | 94.6% | 94.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 94.6% | 94.6% | 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 94.6% 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 94.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.6% in 2014.
- How does Georgia rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Georgia ranks 24th 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, 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.