Rural without basic handwashing in Suriname

Suriname: Rural without basic handwashing was 69,627 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
69,627
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
96th
of 113 countries
All-time high
69,627
in 2022
All-time low
64,703
in 2014
Years of data
9
2014–2022

Rural without basic handwashing in Suriname, 2014–2022

020.0k40.0k60.0k2014201820222014: 64.7k2015: 65.5k2016: 66.2k2017: 66.9k2018: 67.5k2019: 68.1k2020: 68.7k2021: 69.2k2022: 69.6k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, rural without basic handwashing in Suriname stood at 69,627. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural without basic handwashing in Suriname peaked at 69,627 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 64,703, in 2014.

That places Suriname 96th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Rural without basic handwashing in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Rural without basic handwashing in Suriname, 2014 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2014 64,703 —
2015 65,470 +1.2%
2016 66,192 +1.1%
2017 66,860 +1.0%
2018 67,476 +0.9%
2019 68,109 +0.9%
2020 68,736 +0.9%
2021 69,219 +0.7%
2022 69,627 +0.6%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 69,627 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 194,792, 36% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 69,627 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 329,183, 21% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 66,468 64,703 68,109 6
2020s 69,194 68,736 69,627 3

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 93 Guyana 88,106 compare
  2. 94 Fiji 75,305 compare
  3. 95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 72,002
  4. 97 Serbia 63,164
  5. 98 Samoa 55,019 compare
  6. 99 Palestine 54,605 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural without basic handwashing in Suriname?
Rural without basic handwashing in Suriname was 69,627 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest rural without basic handwashing recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 69,627 in 2022.
What is the lowest rural without basic handwashing recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 64,703 in 2014.
How does Suriname rank for rural without basic handwashing?
Suriname ranks 96th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
Is rural without basic handwashing rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname 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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