Number without basic handwashing by country
Countries reporting
118
Highest
159.83 million
Nigeria
Lowest
0
Turkmenistan
Median
2.60 million
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
1,792
What the numbers show
Number without basic handwashing is currently reported for 118 countries. The highest value is 159.83 million in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 in Turkmenistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.60 million, and the mean is 12.43 million.
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%).
Number without basic handwashing: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 159.83 million | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 2 | India | 149.56 million | 2024 | down 74.9% | falling |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 124.33 million | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 82.58 million | 2022 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 57.32 million | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 6 | Tanzania | 56.59 million | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 48.92 million | 2024 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 8 | Sudan | 45.02 million | 2024 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 9 | China | 39.43 million | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 10 | Pakistan | 38.28 million | 2024 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 11 | Uganda | 37.73 million | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 12 | South Africa | 33.69 million | 2020 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 13 | Mozambique | 29.16 million | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 14 | Cote d'Ivoire | 24.90 million | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 15 | Madagascar | 24.44 million | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 16 | Kenya | 23.98 million | 2024 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 17 | Angola | 23.89 million | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 18 | Niger | 21.21 million | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 19 | Afghanistan | 20.50 million | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 20 | Mali | 19.08 million | 2022 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 21 | Ghana | 18.77 million | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 22 | Malawi | 18.32 million | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 23 | Cameroon | 18.12 million | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 17.46 million | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 25 | Zambia | 17.40 million | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 26 | Somalia | 15.87 million | 2024 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 27 | Colombia | 15.64 million | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 28 | Chad | 14.97 million | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 29 | Yemen | 14.88 million | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 30 | Myanmar | 13.80 million | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 31 | Senegal | 13.52 million | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 32 | Burundi | 12.82 million | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 33 | Benin | 12.60 million | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 34 | Rwanda | 11.63 million | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 35 | Guinea | 11.15 million | 2022 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 36 | Vietnam | 11.00 million | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 9.56 million | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 38 | Nepal | 9.42 million | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 39 | South Sudan | 9.32 million | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 40 | Bolivia | 9.06 million | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 41 | Haiti | 9.00 million | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 42 | Egypt | 8.97 million | 2024 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 43 | Togo | 7.68 million | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 44 | Algeria | 7.06 million | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 45 | Sierra Leone | 7.02 million | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 46 | Papua New Guinea | 6.83 million | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 6.67 million | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 48 | Dominican Republic | 5.88 million | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 49 | Liberia | 5.42 million | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 50 | Central African Republic | 4.14 million | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 51 | Guatemala | 3.97 million | 2019 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 52 | Thailand | 3.85 million | 2024 | down 73.5% | falling |
| 53 | Syria | 3.82 million | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 54 | Philippines | 3.13 million | 2024 | down 89.0% | falling |
| 55 | Mauritania | 3.07 million | 2024 | up 70.2% | rising |
| 56 | Congo | 2.91 million | 2019 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 2.84 million | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 58 | Laos | 2.83 million | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 59 | Tajikistan | 2.80 million | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 60 | Gambia | 2.40 million | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 61 | Cambodia | 2.27 million | 2024 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 62 | Lesotho | 1.85 million | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 63 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.77 million | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 64 | Ukraine | 1.75 million | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 65 | Honduras | 1.63 million | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 66 | Mexico | 1.59 million | 2024 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Ecuador | 1.46 million | 2024 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 68 | Namibia | 1.39 million | 2017 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 69 | Gabon | 1.32 million | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 70 | Paraguay | 1.31 million | 2020 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 71 | Iraq | 1.20 million | 2024 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 72 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.10 million | 2015 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 73 | East Timor | 949,354 | 2020 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 74 | Tunisia | 891,231 | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 75 | Jamaica | 841,121 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 76 | Eswatini | 754,154 | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 77 | El Salvador | 745,297 | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 78 | Cuba | 725,028 | 2024 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 718,532 | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 80 | Djibouti | 575,769 | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 81 | Comoros | 565,205 | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 82 | Saudi Arabia | 533,078 | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 83 | Mongolia | 472,598 | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 84 | Solomon Islands | 446,817 | 2019 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 85 | Moldova | 421,580 | 2016 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 86 | Azerbaijan | 416,013 | 2024 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 87 | Libya | 325,503 | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 88 | Georgia | 312,791 | 2022 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 89 | Palestine | 279,537 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 90 | Trinidad and Tobago | 239,366 | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 91 | Cape Verde | 205,371 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 92 | Kyrgyzstan | 198,066 | 2024 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 93 | Kazakhstan | 190,208 | 2019 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 94 | Suriname | 173,762 | 2022 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 95 | Vanuatu | 169,107 | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 96 | Armenia | 160,647 | 2022 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 97 | Guyana | 137,533 | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 98 | Serbia | 135,140 | 2014 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 99 | Fiji | 124,139 | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 100 | Oman | 117,011 | 2021 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 101 | Sao Tome and Principe | 98,204 | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 102 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 95,124 | 2016 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 103 | Samoa | 61,184 | 2024 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 104 | Kiribati | 50,869 | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 105 | Bhutan | 43,339 | 2024 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 106 | Belize | 39,112 | 2022 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 107 | Barbados | 32,240 | 2016 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 108 | Saint Lucia | 22,251 | 2016 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 109 | Maldives | 21,477 | 2021 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 110 | Tonga | 19,858 | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 111 | Marshall Islands | 6,167 | 2021 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 112 | North Macedonia | 5,982 | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 113 | Montenegro | 4,661 | 2022 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 114 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2,326 | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 115 | Aruba | 1,505 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 116 | Nauru | 1,101 | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 117 | Tuvalu | 587.81 | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 118 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |