People without basic handwashing facilities in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: People without basic handwashing facilities was 2,326 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People without basic handwashing facilities in Turks and Caicos Islands, 2016–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people without basic handwashing facilities in Turks and Caicos Islands stood at 2,326 people. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without basic handwashing facilities in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 2,326 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,963 people, in 2016.
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 114th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
People without basic handwashing facilities in Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1,963 people | — |
| 2017 | 2,037 people | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 2,114 people | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 2,188 people | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 2,243 people | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 2,279 people | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 2,303 people | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 2,315 people | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 2,326 people | +0.5% |
Turks and Caicos Islands compared with similar countries
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 2,326 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 32,240 people, 7% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 2,326 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 745,297 people, 0% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,076 people | 1,963 people | 2,188 people | 4 |
| 2020s | 2,293 people | 2,243 people | 2,326 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands
- 111 Marshall Islands 6,167 people compare
- 112 North Macedonia 5,982 people compare
- 113 Montenegro 4,661 people compare
- 115 Aruba 1,505 people compare
- 116 Nauru 1,101 people compare
- 117 Tuvalu 587.81 people compare
More reference data data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2017)
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth -92.16 % change on previous year (2006)
- Number of confirmed cases of tetanus, gaps filled 0 Cases (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth -100 % change on previous year (2019)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without basic handwashing facilities in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- People without basic handwashing facilities in Turks and Caicos Islands was 2,326 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2,326 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,963 people in 2016.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 114th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos Islands 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.