Number without basic handwashing in East Timor

East Timor: Number without basic handwashing was 949,354 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
949,354
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
73rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
949,354
in 2020
All-time low
819,284
in 2012
Years of data
9
2012–2020

Number without basic handwashing in East Timor, 2012–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M2012201620202012: 819.3k2013: 835.6k2014: 851.5k2015: 867.3k2016: 883.1k2017: 899.0k2018: 915.5k2019: 932.4k2020: 949.4k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2020, number without basic handwashing in East Timor stood at 949,354. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number without basic handwashing in East Timor peaked at 949,354 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 819,284, in 2012.

That places East Timor 73rd out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

Number without basic handwashing in East Timor, year by year

Annual values for Number without basic handwashing in East Timor, 2012 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2012 819,284 —
2013 835,631 +2.0%
2014 851,503 +1.9%
2015 867,347 +1.9%
2016 883,116 +1.8%
2017 898,995 +1.8%
2018 915,450 +1.8%
2019 932,383 +1.8%
2020 949,354 +1.8%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 949,354 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.83 million, 14% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's 949,354 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 710,976, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 875,464 819,284 932,383 8
2020s 949,354 949,354 949,354 1

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 70 Paraguay 1.31 million compare
  2. 71 Iraq 1.20 million compare
  3. 72 Equatorial Guinea 1.10 million
  4. 74 Tunisia 891,231 compare
  5. 75 Jamaica 841,121
  6. 76 Eswatini 754,154 compare

See the full ranking of 120 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number without basic handwashing in East Timor?
Number without basic handwashing in East Timor was 949,354 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number without basic handwashing recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 949,354 in 2020.
What is the lowest number without basic handwashing recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 819,284 in 2012.
How does East Timor rank for number without basic handwashing?
East Timor ranks 73rd out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
Is number without basic handwashing rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Timor 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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