Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural in El Salvador

El Salvador: Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural was 88.32 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
88.32
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
37th
of 113 countries
All-time high
93.33
in 2008
All-time low
88.32
in 2023
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural in El Salvador, 2008–2024

0204060801002008201620242008: 93.32009: 93.32010: 93.32011: 93.32012: 93.32013: 92.92014: 92.42015: 922016: 91.52017: 91.12018: 90.62019: 90.12020: 89.72021: 89.22022: 88.82023: 88.32024: 88.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 88.32 for proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural in El Salvador peaked at 93.33 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 88.32, in 2023.

El Salvador ranks 37th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural in El Salvador, 2008 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2008 93.33 —
2009 93.33 +0.0%
2010 93.33 +0.0%
2011 93.33 +0.0%
2012 93.33 +0.0%
2013 92.87 -0.5%
2014 92.42 -0.5%
2015 91.96 -0.5%
2016 91.51 -0.5%
2017 91.05 -0.5%
2018 90.6 -0.5%
2019 90.14 -0.5%
2020 89.68 -0.5%
2021 89.23 -0.5%
2022 88.77 -0.5%
2023 88.32 -0.5%
2024 88.32 +0.0%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 88.32 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.04, 95% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 88.32 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.4, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 93.33 93.33 93.33 2
2010s 92.05 90.14 93.33 10
2020s 88.86 88.32 89.68 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 34 Cambodia 89.94 compare
  2. 35 Egypt 89.8 compare
  3. 36 Mongolia 88.73 compare
  4. 38 Algeria 88 compare
  5. 39 Uzbekistan 88 compare
  6. 40 Saint Lucia 87.94 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural in El Salvador?
Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural in El Salvador was 88.32 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 93.33 in 2008.
What is the lowest proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 88.32 in 2023.
How does El Salvador rank for proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural?
El Salvador ranks 37th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
Is proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,688 data points, 2000–2024
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