People without basic handwashing facilities in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: People without basic handwashing facilities was 205,371 people in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
205,371 people
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
91st
of 120 countries
All-time high
205,371 people
in 2024
All-time low
204,444 people
in 2021
Years of data
6
2019–2024
People without basic handwashing facilities in Cape Verde, 2019–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people without basic handwashing facilities in Cape Verde is 205,371 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Cape Verde ranks 91st of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
People without basic handwashing facilities in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 205,017 people | — |
| 2020 | 204,449 people | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 204,444 people | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 204,888 people | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 205,136 people | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 205,371 people | +0.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 205,371 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 472,598 people, 43% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 205,371 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.17 million people, 2% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 205,017 people | 205,017 people | 205,017 people | 1 |
| 2020s | 204,858 people | 204,444 people | 205,371 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 88 Georgia 312,791 people
- 89 Palestine 279,537 people compare
- 90 Trinidad and Tobago 239,366 people compare
- 92 Kyrgyzstan 198,066 people compare
- 93 Kazakhstan 190,208 people
- 94 Suriname 173,762 people
More reference data data for Cape Verde
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0737 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 33.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 33.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 53.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 39.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 39.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 127.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 15.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 92.15 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without basic handwashing facilities in Cape Verde?
- People without basic handwashing facilities in Cape Verde was 205,371 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 205,371 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 204,444 people in 2021.
- How does Cape Verde rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
- Cape Verde ranks 91st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People without basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.