Panama vs Rwanda: Sanitation facilities usage

Panama

138,983 people

in 2024

Rwanda

160,208 people

in 2024

Panama rank

64th

Rwanda rank

61st

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Rwanda currently reports 160,208 people against 138,983 people in Panama, a difference of 21,225 people.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Panama's.

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

Panama ranks 64th and Rwanda ranks 61st 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.