Share rural basic handwashing by country
Countries reporting
113
Highest
100
Mexico
Lowest
0.9563
Liberia
Median
65.75
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
1,715
What the numbers show
Share rural basic handwashing is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 100 in Mexico; the lowest is 0.9563 in Liberia.
The median across all reporting countries is 65.75, and the mean is 54.8.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 105.
Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Lesotho (up 8,995.3%), and the largest decrease in Mauritania (down 56.2%).
Share rural basic handwashing: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 100 | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100 | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 99.75 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Montenegro | 99.28 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Philippines | 98.91 | 2024 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 98.73 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Serbia | 98.03 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 97.29 | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 9 | Iraq | 96.87 | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 96.57 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Tuvalu | 96.32 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 96.05 | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Bhutan | 95.72 | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 14 | Azerbaijan | 95.51 | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 15 | Palestine | 95.51 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | China | 95.3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Maldives | 94.97 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Egypt | 94.21 | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 19 | Thailand | 93.41 | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 20 | Armenia | 90.26 | 2022 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 21 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 88.78 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Belize | 88.69 | 2022 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 23 | Tunisia | 88.41 | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 24 | Cuba | 88.09 | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 25 | El Salvador | 88 | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 26 | Ukraine | 87.75 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Georgia | 87.44 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Saint Lucia | 87.19 | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 86.32 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Cambodia | 86.18 | 2024 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 31 | India | 85.92 | 2024 | up 91.9% | rising |
| 32 | Guyana | 85.41 | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 33 | Ecuador | 84.88 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 34 | Vietnam | 84.86 | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 35 | Honduras | 84.33 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 83.31 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 37 | Trinidad and Tobago | 82.55 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Moldova | 82.26 | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 39 | Mongolia | 81.15 | 2024 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 40 | Syria | 80.59 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Marshall Islands | 80.25 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 42 | Pakistan | 80.21 | 2024 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 43 | Fiji | 80.13 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Tonga | 79.56 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Indonesia | 76.87 | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 46 | Algeria | 75.33 | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 75.14 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Peru | 72.27 | 2024 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 49 | Paraguay | 71.99 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Myanmar | 70.66 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Guatemala | 69.93 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 52 | Jamaica | 69.46 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | Samoa | 69.44 | 2024 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 54 | Tajikistan | 67.6 | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 55 | Suriname | 66.84 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 66.06 | 2024 | up 114.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Nepal | 65.75 | 2024 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 58 | Kiribati | 58.58 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 59 | Laos | 56.59 | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 60 | Yemen | 56.26 | 2024 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 61 | Afghanistan | 48.87 | 2024 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 62 | Kenya | 48.18 | 2024 | up 223.2% | rising |
| 63 | Sao Tome and Principe | 43.11 | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 64 | Vanuatu | 42.22 | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 65 | Cape Verde | 37.7 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | Eswatini | 36.27 | 2024 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 67 | Zimbabwe | 36.11 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 33.35 | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 69 | Colombia | 32.95 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Comoros | 32.2 | 2024 | up 83.2% | rising |
| 71 | Congo | 31.81 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 72 | Gabon | 31.64 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Ghana | 31.31 | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 74 | Papua New Guinea | 30.76 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Cameroon | 28.67 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Solomon Islands | 28.4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | South Africa | 27.48 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Namibia | 27.48 | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Chad | 23.7 | 2024 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 80 | Nigeria | 22.88 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | East Timor | 21.93 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Bolivia | 21.89 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 83 | Burkina Faso | 21.1 | 2024 | up 93.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Senegal | 20.52 | 2024 | up 280.3% | rising |
| 85 | Uganda | 19.97 | 2024 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 86 | Equatorial Guinea | 19.89 | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Niger | 19.81 | 2024 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Angola | 19.14 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 89 | South Sudan | 18.43 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 90 | Lesotho | 17.73 | 2024 | up 8,995.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Mauritania | 16.97 | 2024 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 92 | Sierra Leone | 16.73 | 2024 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 93 | Rwanda | 16.04 | 2024 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Guinea-Bissau | 15.73 | 2024 | up 137.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Haiti | 15.46 | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 96 | Madagascar | 15.14 | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 97 | Tanzania | 14.81 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | Guinea | 13.08 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Malawi | 12.55 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 100 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 12.33 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Central African Republic | 12.13 | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 102 | Gambia | 11.93 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Djibouti | 11.6 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Somalia | 11.14 | 2024 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 105 | Cote d'Ivoire | 11.14 | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 106 | Mozambique | 9.88 | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 107 | Benin | 9.84 | 2024 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Togo | 9.83 | 2023 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Zambia | 9.23 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 110 | Mali | 9.12 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Burundi | 4.1 | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 112 | Ethiopia | 3.31 | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 113 | Liberia | 0.9563 | 2024 | up 49.7% | volatile |