Panama vs Solomon Islands: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities

Panama
361,254 people
in 2024
Solomon Islands
469,132 people
in 2024
Panama rank
70th
Solomon Islands rank
67th

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Panama
  • Solomon Islands
0200.0k400.0k600.0k200020122024

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 469,132 people against 361,254 people in Panama, a difference of 107,878 people.

That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.3 times Panama's.

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

Panama ranks 70th and Solomon Islands ranks 67th of 175 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People in rural areas 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
175 places, 4,269 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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