Number without basic handwashing in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Number without basic handwashing was 1.10 million in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
1.10 million
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
72nd
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.10 million
in 2015
All-time low
791,148
in 2007
Years of data
9
2007–2015

Number without basic handwashing in Equatorial Guinea, 2007–2015

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M2007201120152007: 791.1k2008: 827.1k2009: 865.0k2010: 904.5k2011: 943.4k2012: 981.5k2013: 1.0M2014: 1.1M2015: 1.1M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number without basic handwashing in Equatorial Guinea is 1.10 million, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number without basic handwashing in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 1.10 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 791,148, in 2007.

That places Equatorial Guinea 72nd out of 120 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

Number without basic handwashing in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Number without basic handwashing in Equatorial Guinea, 2007 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2007 791,148 —
2008 827,079 +4.5%
2009 864,959 +4.6%
2010 904,485 +4.6%
2011 943,431 +4.3%
2012 981,470 +4.0%
2013 1.02 million +4.0%
2014 1.06 million +3.9%
2015 1.10 million +3.8%

Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Equatorial Guinea's 1.10 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 472,598, 2.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Equatorial Guinea's 1.10 million is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.17 million, 8% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 827,729 791,148 864,959 3
2010s 1.00 million 904,485 1.10 million 6

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 69 Gabon 1.32 million
  2. 70 Paraguay 1.31 million
  3. 71 Iraq 1.20 million compare
  4. 73 East Timor 949,354
  5. 74 Tunisia 891,231 compare
  6. 75 Jamaica 841,121

See the full ranking of 120 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number without basic handwashing in Equatorial Guinea?
Number without basic handwashing in Equatorial Guinea was 1.10 million in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number without basic handwashing recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 1.10 million in 2015.
What is the lowest number without basic handwashing recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 791,148 in 2007.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for number without basic handwashing?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 72nd out of 120 countries with data for 2015.
Is number without basic handwashing rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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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