Number without basic handwashing in Djibouti

Djibouti: Number without basic handwashing was 575,769 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
575,769
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
80th
of 120 countries
All-time high
575,769
in 2024
All-time low
540,772
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024

Number without basic handwashing in Djibouti, 2019–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2019202120242019: 540.8k2020: 548.1k2021: 555.3k2022: 562.2k2023: 569.0k2024: 575.8k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, number without basic handwashing in Djibouti stood at 575,769. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Djibouti ranks 80th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Number without basic handwashing in Djibouti, year by year

Annual values for Number without basic handwashing in Djibouti, 2019 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2019 540,772 —
2020 548,150 +1.4%
2021 555,251 +1.3%
2022 562,178 +1.2%
2023 569,028 +1.2%
2024 575,769 +1.2%

Djibouti compared with similar countries

  • Djibouti's 575,769 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.83 million, 8% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Djibouti's 575,769 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 891,231, 65% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 540,772 540,772 540,772 1
2020s 562,075 548,150 575,769 5

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 77 El Salvador 745,297 compare
  2. 78 Cuba 725,028 compare
  3. 79 Costa Rica 718,532 compare
  4. 81 Comoros 565,205 compare
  5. 82 Saudi Arabia 533,078 compare
  6. 83 Mongolia 472,598 compare

See the full ranking of 120 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number without basic handwashing in Djibouti?
Number without basic handwashing in Djibouti was 575,769 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number without basic handwashing recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 575,769 in 2024.
What is the lowest number without basic handwashing recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 540,772 in 2019.
How does Djibouti rank for number without basic handwashing?
Djibouti ranks 80th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
Is number without basic handwashing rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Djibouti 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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Indicator
Number without basic handwashing
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 1,792 data points, 2000–2024
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