Costa Rica vs Honduras: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities

Costa Rica

83.3%

in 2024

Honduras

84.3%

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

36th

Honduras rank

35th

Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities over time

Honduras currently reports 84.3% against 83.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 36th and Honduras ranks 35th of 113 countries.

Indicator: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities
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, 1,715 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.