Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Honduras
Honduras: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities was 664,876 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Honduras, 2006–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 664,876 people for rural population without basic handwashing facilities in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Honduras peaked at 827,398 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 661,580 people, in 2021.
Honduras ranks 68th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 810,217 people | 798,823 people | 821,104 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 764,815 people | 696,131 people | 827,398 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 666,436 people | 661,580 people | 679,214 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 65 Gambia 848,761 people compare
- 66 East Timor 711,047 people compare
- 67 Paraguay 699,414 people compare
- 69 Philippines 650,068 people compare
- 70 Eswatini 593,923 people compare
- 71 Solomon Islands 416,144 people compare
More reference data data for Honduras
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.0126 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.4 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.1582 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.8369 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.21 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 206.92 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Honduras?
- Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Honduras was 664,876 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 827,398 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 661,580 people in 2021.
- How does Honduras rank for rural population without basic handwashing facilities?
- Honduras ranks 68th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rural population without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras 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
People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.