Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural in Suriname

Suriname: Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural was 74.8 in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
74.8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
58th
of 113 countries
All-time high
74.8
in 2014
All-time low
74.8
in 2014
Years of data
9
2014–2022

Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural in Suriname, 2014–2022

0204060802014201820222014: 74.82015: 74.82016: 74.82017: 74.82018: 74.82019: 74.82020: 74.82021: 74.82022: 74.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural in Suriname is 74.8, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural in Suriname peaked at 74.8 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 74.8, in 2014.

That places Suriname 58th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural in Suriname, 2014 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2014 74.8 —
2015 74.8 +0.0%
2016 74.8 +0.0%
2017 74.8 +0.0%
2018 74.8 +0.0%
2019 74.8 +0.0%
2020 74.8 +0.0%
2021 74.8 +0.0%
2022 74.8 +0.0%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 74.8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.04, 80% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 74.8 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.4, 88% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 74.8 74.8 74.8 6
2020s 74.8 74.8 74.8 3

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 55 Colombia 78.29 compare
  2. 56 Guyana 78.23 compare
  3. 57 Nepal 76.85 compare
  4. 59 Laos 74.64 compare
  5. 60 Yemen 73.77 compare
  6. 61 Cape Verde 71.57

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural in Suriname?
Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural in Suriname was 74.8 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 74.8 in 2014.
What is the lowest proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 74.8 in 2014.
How does Suriname rank for proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural?
Suriname ranks 58th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
Is proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Suriname 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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