Costa Rica vs Tonga: Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas

Costa Rica

86.5%

in 2024

Tonga

85.5%

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

43rd

Tonga rank

45th

Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas over time

Costa Rica currently reports 86.5% against 85.5% in Tonga, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Tonga ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Tonga ranks 45th of 113 countries.

Indicator: Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas
Unit: %
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 113 places, 1,688 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.