Rural without basic handwashing in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Rural without basic handwashing was 103,296 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
103,296
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
91st
of 113 countries
All-time high
108,277
in 2019
All-time low
103,296
in 2024
Years of data
6
2019–2024

Rural without basic handwashing in Cape Verde, 2019–2024

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k2019202120242019: 108.3k2020: 106.9k2021: 105.9k2022: 105.1k2023: 104.2k2024: 103.3k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, rural without basic handwashing in Cape Verde stood at 103,296. 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 without basic handwashing in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Rural without basic handwashing in Cape Verde, 2019 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2019 108,277 —
2020 106,932 -1.2%
2021 105,893 -1.0%
2022 105,092 -0.8%
2023 104,194 -0.9%
2024 103,296 -0.9%

Cape Verde compared with similar countries

  • Cape Verde's 103,296 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 194,792, 53% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Cape Verde's 103,296 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.33 million, 1% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 108,277 108,277 108,277 1
2020s 105,081 103,296 106,932 5

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 88 Trinidad and Tobago 122,181 compare
  2. 89 Kyrgyzstan 120,315 compare
  3. 90 Kazakhstan 103,949
  4. 92 Armenia 102,172
  5. 93 Guyana 88,106 compare
  6. 94 Fiji 75,305 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural without basic handwashing in Cape Verde?
Rural without basic handwashing in Cape Verde was 103,296 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest rural without basic handwashing recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 108,277 in 2019.
What is the lowest rural without basic handwashing recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 103,296 in 2024.
How does Cape Verde rank for rural without basic handwashing?
Cape Verde ranks 91st out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
Is rural without basic handwashing 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Rural without basic handwashing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rural without basic handwashing
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,715 data points, 2000–2024
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