Number without basic handwashing in Maldives
Maldives: Number without basic handwashing was 21,477 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
21,477
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
109th
of 120 countries
All-time high
21,477
in 2021
All-time low
16,934
in 2013
Years of data
9
2013–2021
Number without basic handwashing in Maldives, 2013–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 21,477 for number without basic handwashing in 2021. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number without basic handwashing in Maldives peaked at 21,477 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16,934, in 2013.
That places Maldives 109th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Number without basic handwashing in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 16,934 | — |
| 2014 | 17,471 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 18,047 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 18,646 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 19,235 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 19,814 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 20,383 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 20,938 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 21,477 | +2.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 21,477 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 472,598, 5% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 21,477 is below the median for South Asia, which is 6.13 million, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18,647 | 16,934 | 20,383 | 7 |
| 2020s | 21,208 | 20,938 | 21,477 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 106 Belize 39,112 compare
- 107 Barbados 32,240
- 108 Saint Lucia 22,251
- 110 Tonga 19,858 compare
- 111 Marshall Islands 6,167 compare
- 112 North Macedonia 5,982 compare
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number without basic handwashing in Maldives?
- Number without basic handwashing in Maldives was 21,477 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number without basic handwashing recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 21,477 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number without basic handwashing recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,934 in 2013.
- How does Maldives rank for number without basic handwashing?
- Maldives ranks 109th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number without basic handwashing rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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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