Botswana vs Panama: Sanitation facilities usage

Botswana

136,776 people

in 2024

Panama

138,983 people

in 2024

Botswana rank

65th

Panama rank

64th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Panama currently reports 138,983 people against 136,776 people in Botswana, a difference of 2,207 people.

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

Botswana ranks 65th and Panama ranks 64th of 232 countries.

Indicator: Sanitation facilities usage
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, 5,488 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.