Panama vs Syria: Sanitation facilities usage

Panama

138,983 people

in 2024

Syria

130,923 people

in 2016

Panama rank

64th

Syria rank

66th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Panama currently reports 138,983 people against 130,923 people in Syria, a difference of 8,060 people.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Syria ahead.

Panama ranks 64th and Syria ranks 66th 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.