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Number of people in rural areas without basic handwashing facilities

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  1. 1India128.97M
  2. 2Ethiopia97.47M
  3. 3Nigeria80.69M
  4. 4Tanzania36.13M
  5. 5Bangladesh34.62M
  6. 6Pakistan30.65M
  7. 7Uganda29.06M
  8. 8Indonesia26.75M
  9. 9China23.36M
  10. 10Kenya20.46M
  11. 11Mozambique18.94M
  12. 12Niger17.94M
  13. 13Madagascar15.94M
  14. 14Afghanistan15.86M
  15. 15Malawi15.42M
  16. 16Cote d'Ivoire13.15M
  17. 17Burkina Faso12.42M
  18. 18Chad11.66M
  19. 19Myanmar10.8M
  20. 20Yemen, Rep.10.57M
  21. 21Zambia10.27M
  22. 22Rwanda9.81M
  23. 23Ghana9.49M
  24. 24Angola9.41M
  25. 25Viet Nam9.14M
  26. 26Somalia, Fed. Rep.8.7M
  27. 27Cameroon8.33M
  28. 28Nepal7.88M
  29. 29South Sudan7.64M
  30. 30Senegal7.34M
  31. 31Zimbabwe7.16M
  32. 32Benin6.43M
  33. 33Papua New Guinea6.31M
  34. 34Colombia6.15M
  35. 35Uzbekistan4.46M
  36. 36Sierra Leone3.97M
  37. 37Egypt, Arab Rep.3.83M
  38. 38Algeria2.8M
  39. 39Bolivia2.76M
  40. 40Central African Republic2.62M
  41. 41Liberia2.55M
  42. 42Sri Lanka2.55M
  43. 43Thailand2.16M
  44. 44Lao PDR2.06M
  45. 45Syrian Arab Republic2.01M
  46. 46Peru1.98M
  47. 47Cambodia1.8M
  48. 48Mauritania1.78M
  49. 49Ukraine1.38M
  50. 50Lesotho1.33M
  51. 51Dominican Republic1.14M
  52. 52Guinea-Bissau1M
  53. 53Ecuador959,136.7
  54. 54Gambia, The848,761.3
  55. 55Honduras664,875.9
  56. 56Philippines650,068.4
  57. 57Eswatini593,923.1
  58. 58Tunisia414,472.2
  59. 59Comoros408,856.8
  60. 60Iraq405,533.4
  61. 61Jamaica366,295.5
  62. 62Cuba292,069.5
  63. 63Djibouti219,718.3
  64. 64Mongolia201,342.3
  65. 65Azerbaijan194,791.6
  66. 66El Salvador182,550.3
  67. 67Saudi Arabia172,927.3
  68. 68Gabon150,886.3
  69. 69Costa Rica144,152.3
  70. 70Vanuatu139,859.3
  71. 71Trinidad and Tobago122,181.3
  72. 72Kyrgyz Republic120,315.3
  73. 73Cabo Verde103,295.7
  74. 74Guyana88,105.5
  75. 75Fiji75,305.4
  76. 76Samoa55,019.3
  77. 77West Bank and Gaza54,605.2
  78. 78Sao Tome and Principe30,802.3
  79. 79Kiribati23,152.5
  80. 80Bhutan18,622.1
  81. 81Tonga16,352.1
  82. 82North Macedonia1,820.9
  83. 83Turks and Caicos Islands290.7
  84. 84Tuvalu117.5
  85. 85Turkmenistan0
  86. 85Mexico0

Number of people in rural areas without basic handwashing facilities