Rural without basic handwashing in Paraguay

Paraguay: Rural without basic handwashing was 699,414 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
699,414
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
67th
of 113 countries
All-time high
699,414
in 2020
All-time low
662,152
in 2012
Years of data
9
2012–2020

Rural without basic handwashing in Paraguay, 2012–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2012201620202012: 662.2k2013: 666.9k2014: 671.9k2015: 677.0k2016: 682.1k2017: 687.0k2018: 691.5k2019: 695.6k2020: 699.4k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rural without basic handwashing in Paraguay is 699,414, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural without basic handwashing in Paraguay peaked at 699,414 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 662,152, in 2012.

Paraguay ranks 67th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Rural without basic handwashing in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Rural without basic handwashing in Paraguay, 2012 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2012 662,152 —
2013 666,886 +0.7%
2014 671,916 +0.8%
2015 677,040 +0.8%
2016 682,105 +0.7%
2017 687,014 +0.7%
2018 691,500 +0.7%
2019 695,568 +0.6%
2020 699,414 +0.6%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 699,414 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 194,792, 3.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 699,414 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 329,183, 2.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 679,273 662,152 695,568 8
2020s 699,414 699,414 699,414 1

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 64 Namibia 927,068 compare
  2. 65 Gambia 848,761 compare
  3. 66 East Timor 711,047 compare
  4. 68 Honduras 664,876 compare
  5. 69 Philippines 650,068 compare
  6. 70 Eswatini 593,923 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural without basic handwashing in Paraguay?
Rural without basic handwashing in Paraguay was 699,414 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest rural without basic handwashing recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 699,414 in 2020.
What is the lowest rural without basic handwashing recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 662,152 in 2012.
How does Paraguay rank for rural without basic handwashing?
Paraguay ranks 67th out of 113 countries with data for 2020.
Is rural without basic handwashing rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay 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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