What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities between Panama and Solomon Islands?

52,849 people, with Solomon Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Solomon Islands?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Panama vs Solomon Islands: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Panama

433,953 people

in 2024

Solomon Islands

486,802 people

in 2024

Panama rank

74th

Solomon Islands rank

72nd

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Panama
Solomon Islands

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 486,802 people against 433,953 people in Panama, a difference of 52,849 people.

That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 74th and Solomon Islands ranks 72nd of 232 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Solomon Islands	Difference	Ahead
2000s	828,746 people	348,404 people	480,342 people	Panama
2010s	672,049 people	411,358 people	260,691 people	Panama
2020s	492,222 people	469,929 people	22,293 people	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people not using improved sanitation facilities, Panama or Solomon Islands?: Solomon Islands, at 486,802 people against 433,953 people in Panama as of 2024.
What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities between Panama and Solomon Islands?: 52,849 people, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Solomon Islands?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Panama and Solomon Islands rank globally for people not using improved sanitation facilities?: Panama ranks 74th and Solomon Islands ranks 72nd of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: People not using improved sanitation facilities
Unit: people
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.