People without basic handwashing facilities by country
People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.
Countries reporting
120
Highest
159.83 million people
Nigeria
Lowest
0 people
Turkmenistan
Median
2.33 million people
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
1,792
What the numbers show
People without basic handwashing facilities is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 159.83 million people in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 people in Turkmenistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.33 million people, and the mean is 12.22 million people.
Over the past decade 74 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 70.6%), and the largest decrease in Turkmenistan (down 100.0%).
People without basic handwashing facilities: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 159.83 million people | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 2 | India | 149.56 million people | 2024 | down 74.9% | falling |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 124.33 million people | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 82.58 million people | 2022 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 57.32 million people | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 6 | Tanzania | 56.59 million people | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 48.92 million people | 2024 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 8 | Sudan | 45.02 million people | 2024 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 9 | China | 39.43 million people | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 10 | Pakistan | 38.28 million people | 2024 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 11 | Uganda | 37.73 million people | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 12 | South Africa | 33.69 million people | 2020 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 13 | Mozambique | 29.16 million people | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 14 | Cote d'Ivoire | 24.90 million people | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 15 | Madagascar | 24.44 million people | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 16 | Kenya | 23.98 million people | 2024 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 17 | Angola | 23.89 million people | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 18 | Niger | 21.21 million people | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 19 | Afghanistan | 20.50 million people | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 20 | Mali | 19.08 million people | 2022 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 21 | Ghana | 18.77 million people | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 22 | Malawi | 18.32 million people | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 23 | Cameroon | 18.12 million people | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 17.46 million people | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 25 | Zambia | 17.40 million people | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 26 | Somalia | 15.87 million people | 2024 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 27 | Colombia | 15.64 million people | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 28 | Chad | 14.97 million people | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 29 | Yemen | 14.88 million people | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 30 | Myanmar | 13.80 million people | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 31 | Senegal | 13.52 million people | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 32 | Burundi | 12.82 million people | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 33 | Benin | 12.60 million people | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 34 | Rwanda | 11.63 million people | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 35 | Guinea | 11.15 million people | 2022 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 36 | Vietnam | 11.00 million people | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 9.56 million people | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 38 | Nepal | 9.42 million people | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 39 | South Sudan | 9.32 million people | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 40 | Bolivia | 9.06 million people | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 41 | Haiti | 9.00 million people | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 42 | Egypt | 8.97 million people | 2024 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 43 | Togo | 7.68 million people | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 44 | Algeria | 7.06 million people | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 45 | Sierra Leone | 7.02 million people | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 46 | Papua New Guinea | 6.83 million people | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 6.67 million people | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 48 | Dominican Republic | 5.88 million people | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 49 | Liberia | 5.42 million people | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 50 | Central African Republic | 4.14 million people | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 51 | Guatemala | 3.97 million people | 2019 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 52 | Thailand | 3.85 million people | 2024 | down 73.5% | falling |
| 53 | Syria | 3.82 million people | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 54 | Philippines | 3.13 million people | 2024 | down 89.0% | falling |
| 55 | Mauritania | 3.07 million people | 2024 | up 70.2% | rising |
| 56 | Congo | 2.91 million people | 2019 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 2.84 million people | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 58 | Laos | 2.83 million people | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 59 | Tajikistan | 2.80 million people | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 60 | Gambia | 2.40 million people | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 61 | Cambodia | 2.27 million people | 2024 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 62 | Lesotho | 1.85 million people | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 63 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.77 million people | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 64 | Ukraine | 1.75 million people | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 65 | Honduras | 1.63 million people | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 66 | Mexico | 1.59 million people | 2024 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Ecuador | 1.46 million people | 2024 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 68 | Namibia | 1.39 million people | 2017 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 69 | Gabon | 1.32 million people | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 70 | Paraguay | 1.31 million people | 2020 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 71 | Iraq | 1.20 million people | 2024 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 72 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.10 million people | 2015 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 73 | East Timor | 949,354 people | 2020 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 74 | Tunisia | 891,231 people | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 75 | Jamaica | 841,121 people | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 76 | Eswatini | 754,154 people | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 77 | El Salvador | 745,297 people | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 78 | Cuba | 725,028 people | 2024 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 718,532 people | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 80 | Djibouti | 575,769 people | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 81 | Comoros | 565,205 people | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 82 | Saudi Arabia | 533,078 people | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 83 | Mongolia | 472,598 people | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 84 | Solomon Islands | 446,817 people | 2019 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 85 | Moldova | 421,580 people | 2016 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 86 | Azerbaijan | 416,013 people | 2024 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 87 | Libya | 325,503 people | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 88 | Georgia | 312,791 people | 2022 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 89 | Palestine | 279,537 people | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 90 | Trinidad and Tobago | 239,366 people | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 91 | Cape Verde | 205,371 people | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 92 | Kyrgyzstan | 198,066 people | 2024 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 93 | Kazakhstan | 190,208 people | 2019 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 94 | Suriname | 173,762 people | 2022 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 95 | Vanuatu | 169,107 people | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 96 | Armenia | 160,647 people | 2022 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 97 | Guyana | 137,533 people | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 98 | Serbia | 135,140 people | 2014 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 99 | Fiji | 124,139 people | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 100 | Oman | 117,011 people | 2021 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 101 | Sao Tome and Principe | 98,204 people | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 102 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 95,124 people | 2016 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 103 | Samoa | 61,184 people | 2024 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 104 | Kiribati | 50,869 people | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 105 | Bhutan | 43,339 people | 2024 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 106 | Belize | 39,112 people | 2022 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 107 | Barbados | 32,240 people | 2016 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 108 | Saint Lucia | 22,251 people | 2016 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 109 | Maldives | 21,477 people | 2021 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 110 | Tonga | 19,858 people | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 111 | Marshall Islands | 6,167 people | 2021 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 112 | North Macedonia | 5,982 people | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 113 | Montenegro | 4,661 people | 2022 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 114 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2,326 people | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 115 | Aruba | 1,505 people | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 116 | Nauru | 1,101 people | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 117 | Tuvalu | 587.81 people | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 118 | Bahrain | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 118 | Qatar | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 118 | Turkmenistan | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.