Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural in Mongolia

Mongolia: Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural was 88.73 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
88.73
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 113 countries
All-time high
88.73
in 2020
All-time low
76.6
in 2004
Years of data
21
2004–2024

Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural in Mongolia, 2004–2024

0204060802004201420242004: 76.62005: 76.62006: 76.62007: 76.62008: 76.62009: 77.62010: 78.62011: 79.62012: 80.62013: 81.72014: 82.72015: 83.72016: 84.72017: 85.72018: 86.72019: 87.72020: 88.72021: 88.72022: 88.72023: 88.72024: 88.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Mongolia recorded 88.73 for proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural in Mongolia peaked at 88.73 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 76.6, in 2004.

That places Mongolia 36th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural in Mongolia, 2004 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2004 76.6 —
2005 76.6 +0.0%
2006 76.6 +0.0%
2007 76.6 +0.0%
2008 76.6 +0.0%
2009 77.61 +1.3%
2010 78.62 +1.3%
2011 79.63 +1.3%
2012 80.64 +1.3%
2013 81.65 +1.3%
2014 82.66 +1.2%
2015 83.67 +1.2%
2016 84.69 +1.2%
2017 85.7 +1.2%
2018 86.71 +1.2%
2019 87.72 +1.2%
2020 88.73 +1.2%
2021 88.73 +0.0%
2022 88.73 +0.0%
2023 88.73 +0.0%
2024 88.73 +0.0%

Mongolia compared with similar countries

  • Mongolia's 88.73 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.04, 95% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Mongolia's 88.73 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 85.97, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 76.76 76.6 77.61 6
2010s 83.17 78.62 87.72 10
2020s 88.73 88.73 88.73 5

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 33 Nauru 90.79 compare
  2. 34 Cambodia 89.94 compare
  3. 35 Egypt 89.8 compare
  4. 37 El Salvador 88.32 compare
  5. 38 Algeria 88 compare
  6. 39 Uzbekistan 88 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural in Mongolia?
Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural in Mongolia was 88.73 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 88.73 in 2020.
What is the lowest proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 76.6 in 2004.
How does Mongolia rank for proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural?
Mongolia ranks 36th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
Is proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mongolia 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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