Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 37.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
37.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
65th
of 113 countries
All-time high
37.7%
in 2019
All-time low
37.7%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cape Verde, 2019–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 37.7% for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Cape Verde ranks 65th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 37.7% | — |
| 2020 | 37.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 37.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 37.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 37.7% | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 37.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.3%, 44% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 37.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.7%, 2.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.7% | 37.7% | 37.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 37.7% | 37.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More reference data data for Cape Verde
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 33.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 33.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 53.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 39.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 39.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 127.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 15.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 92.15 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cape Verde?
- Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cape Verde was 37.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.7% in 2019.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Cape Verde ranks 65th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.