Panama vs Turkey: Sanitation facilities usage

Panama

138,983 people

in 2024

Turkey

122,852 people

in 2024

Panama rank

64th

Turkey rank

67th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Panama currently reports 138,983 people against 122,852 people in Turkey, a difference of 16,131 people.

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

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

Panama ranks 64th and Turkey ranks 67th 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.