Rural without basic handwashing in Maldives
Maldives: Rural without basic handwashing was 15,279 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
15,279
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
106th
of 113 countries
All-time high
15,279
in 2021
All-time low
12,530
in 2013
Years of data
9
2013–2021
Rural without basic handwashing in Maldives, 2013–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 15,279 for rural without basic handwashing in 2021. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural without basic handwashing in Maldives peaked at 15,279 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12,530, in 2013.
Maldives ranks 106th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Rural without basic handwashing in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12,530 | — |
| 2014 | 12,866 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 13,227 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 13,601 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 13,962 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 14,312 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 14,649 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 14,972 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 15,279 | +2.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 15,279 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 194,792, 8% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 15,279 is below the median for South Asia, which is 5.21 million, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13,592 | 12,530 | 14,649 | 7 |
| 2020s | 15,126 | 14,972 | 15,279 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 103 Bhutan 18,622 compare
- 104 Saint Lucia 18,319
- 105 Tonga 16,352 compare
- 107 North Macedonia 1,821 compare
- 108 Marshall Islands 1,784 compare
- 109 Montenegro 1,414 compare
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural without basic handwashing in Maldives?
- Rural without basic handwashing in Maldives was 15,279 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rural without basic handwashing recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 15,279 in 2021.
- What is the lowest rural without basic handwashing recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,530 in 2013.
- How does Maldives rank for rural without basic handwashing?
- Maldives ranks 106th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rural without basic handwashing rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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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