Rural without basic handwashing in East Timor

East Timor: Rural without basic handwashing was 711,047 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
711,047
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
66th
of 113 countries
All-time high
711,047
in 2020
All-time low
634,165
in 2012
Years of data
9
2012–2020

Rural without basic handwashing in East Timor, 2012–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2012201620202012: 634.2k2013: 644.3k2014: 653.9k2015: 663.4k2016: 672.7k2017: 682.0k2018: 691.6k2019: 701.4k2020: 711.0k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2020, rural without basic handwashing in East Timor stood at 711,047. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural without basic handwashing in East Timor peaked at 711,047 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 634,165, in 2012.

East Timor ranks 66th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Rural without basic handwashing in East Timor, year by year

Annual values for Rural without basic handwashing in East Timor, 2012 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2012 634,165 —
2013 644,295 +1.6%
2014 653,933 +1.5%
2015 663,426 +1.5%
2016 672,735 +1.4%
2017 682,008 +1.4%
2018 691,578 +1.4%
2019 701,373 +1.4%
2020 711,047 +1.4%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 711,047 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.83 million, 19% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's 711,047 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 650,068, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 667,939 634,165 701,373 8
2020s 711,047 711,047 711,047 1

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 63 Ecuador 959,137 compare
  2. 64 Namibia 927,068 compare
  3. 65 Gambia 848,761 compare
  4. 67 Paraguay 699,414 compare
  5. 68 Honduras 664,876 compare
  6. 69 Philippines 650,068 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural without basic handwashing in East Timor?
Rural without basic handwashing in East Timor was 711,047 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest rural without basic handwashing recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 711,047 in 2020.
What is the lowest rural without basic handwashing recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 634,165 in 2012.
How does East Timor rank for rural without basic handwashing?
East Timor ranks 66th out of 113 countries with data for 2020.
Is rural without basic handwashing rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Timor 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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