Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities was 103,296 people in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
103,296 people
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
91st
of 113 countries
All-time high
108,277 people
in 2019
All-time low
103,296 people
in 2024
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Cape Verde, 2019–2024
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, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Cape Verde stood at 103,296 people. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
That places Cape Verde 91st out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 108,277 people | — |
| 2020 | 106,932 people | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 105,893 people | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 105,092 people | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 104,194 people | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 103,296 people | -0.9% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 103,296 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 194,792 people, 53% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 103,296 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.33 million people, 1% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 108,277 people | 108,277 people | 108,277 people | 1 |
| 2020s | 105,081 people | 103,296 people | 106,932 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 88 Trinidad and Tobago 122,181 people compare
- 89 Kyrgyzstan 120,315 people compare
- 90 Kazakhstan 103,949 people
- 92 Armenia 102,172 people
- 93 Guyana 88,106 people compare
- 94 Fiji 75,305 people compare
More reference data data for Cape Verde
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0737 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 33.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 33.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 53.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 39.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 39.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 127.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 15.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 92.15 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Cape Verde?
- Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Cape Verde was 103,296 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 rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 108,277 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 103,296 people in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for rural population without basic handwashing facilities?
- Cape Verde ranks 91st out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rural population without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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 Rural population 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.