Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Comoros

Comoros: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities was 408,857 people in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
408,857 people
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
73rd
of 113 countries
All-time high
420,915 people
in 2016
All-time low
385,083 people
in 2006
Years of data
19
2006–2024

Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Comoros, 2006–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2006201520242006: 385.1k people2007: 392.8k people2008: 400.6k people2009: 408.4k people2010: 416.3k people2011: 417.3k people2012: 418.1k people2013: 419.2k people2014: 420.3k people2015: 420.8k people2016: 420.9k people2017: 420.5k people2018: 419.7k people2019: 418.5k people2020: 417.2k people2021: 415.7k people2022: 413.8k people2023: 411.5k people2024: 408.9k people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Comoros recorded 408,857 people for rural population without basic handwashing facilities in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Comoros peaked at 420,915 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 385,083 people, in 2006.

Comoros ranks 73rd of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 396,732 people 385,083 people 408,438 people 4
2010s 419,171 people 416,338 people 420,915 people 10
2020s 413,425 people 408,857 people 417,219 people 5

Countries ranked near Comoros

  1. 70 Eswatini 593,923 people compare
  2. 71 Solomon Islands 416,144 people compare
  3. 72 Tunisia 414,472 people compare
  4. 74 Iraq 405,533 people compare
  5. 75 Jamaica 366,296 people compare
  6. 76 Equatorial Guinea 342,240 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Comoros?
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Comoros was 408,857 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 Comoros?
The highest recorded value was 420,915 people in 2016.
What is the lowest rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Comoros?
The lowest recorded value was 385,083 people in 2006.
How does Comoros rank for rural population without basic handwashing facilities?
Comoros ranks 73rd out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
Is rural population without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Comoros?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Comoros 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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About this data

Indicator
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by 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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People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.