Number without basic handwashing in Aruba
Aruba: Number without basic handwashing was 1,505 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number without basic handwashing in Aruba, 2013–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number without basic handwashing in Aruba is 1,505, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number without basic handwashing in Aruba peaked at 1,505 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,428, in 2013.
Aruba ranks 115th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Number without basic handwashing in Aruba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1,428 | — |
| 2014 | 1,440 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1,451 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1,462 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1,473 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1,482 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1,491 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1,496 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,498 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,501 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,503 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,505 | +0.1% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 1,505 is below the median for high income countries, which is 32,240, 5% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 1,505 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 745,297, 0% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,461 | 1,428 | 1,491 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1,501 | 1,496 | 1,505 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 112 North Macedonia 5,982 compare
- 113 Montenegro 4,661 compare
- 114 Turks and Caicos Islands 2,326 compare
- 116 Nauru 1,101 compare
- 117 Tuvalu 587.81 compare
- 118 Bahrain 0
- 118 Qatar 0
- 118 Turkmenistan 0 compare
More reference data data for Aruba
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 1.79 (2026)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate -0.0686 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number without basic handwashing in Aruba?
- Number without basic handwashing in Aruba was 1,505 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number without basic handwashing recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 1,505 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number without basic handwashing recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,428 in 2013.
- How does Aruba rank for number without basic handwashing?
- Aruba ranks 115th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number without basic handwashing rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number without basic handwashing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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