Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, Mongolia or Panama?

Mongolia, at 146,226 people against 132,686 people in Panama as of 2024.

What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas between Mongolia and Panama?

13,540 people, with Mongolia ahead.

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

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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mongolia vs Panama: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas

Mongolia

146,226 people

in 2024

Panama

132,686 people

in 2024

Mongolia rank

58th

Panama rank

59th

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas over time

Mongolia
Panama

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 146,226 people against 132,686 people in Panama, a difference of 13,540 people.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.

Mongolia ranks 58th and Panama ranks 59th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mongolia	Panama	Difference	Ahead
2000s	375,480 people	199,206 people	176,273 people	Mongolia
2010s	240,295 people	172,016 people	68,279 people	Mongolia
2020s	170,345 people	142,159 people	28,186 people	Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, Mongolia or Panama?: Mongolia, at 146,226 people against 132,686 people in Panama as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas between Mongolia and Panama?: 13,540 people, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Panama?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Mongolia and Panama rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?: Mongolia ranks 58th and Panama ranks 59th of 175 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas
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, 4,232 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.