Panama vs Zambia: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre

Panama
0.1101 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.1025 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Panama rank
71st
Zambia rank
73rd

Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre over time

  • Panama
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 0.1101 people per square kilometre against 0.1025 people per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 0.0076 people per square kilometre.

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

Across all 24 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.

Panama ranks 71st and Zambia ranks 73rd of 182 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4027 people per square kilometre 0.1611 people per square kilometre 0.2416 people per square kilometre Panama
2010s 0.2803 people per square kilometre 0.1541 people per square kilometre 0.1262 people per square kilometre Panama
2020s 0.1456 people per square kilometre 0.1161 people per square kilometre 0.0295 people per square kilometre Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre, Panama or Zambia?
Panama, at 0.1101 people per square kilometre against 0.1025 people per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre between Panama and Zambia?
0.0076 people per square kilometre, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Zambia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Panama and Zambia rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
Panama ranks 71st and Zambia ranks 73rd of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
182 places, 4,250 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.