Panama vs Rwanda: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas

Panama

132,686 people

in 2024

Rwanda

146,381 people

in 2024

Panama rank

59th

Rwanda rank

57th

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas over time

Rwanda currently reports 146,381 people against 132,686 people in Panama, a difference of 13,695 people.

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

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

Panama ranks 59th and Rwanda ranks 57th of 175 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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