Myanmar vs Panama: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban
Myanmar
52.7%
in 2024
Panama
50.3%
in 2024
Myanmar rank
65th
Panama rank
68th
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban over time
- Myanmar
- Panama
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 52.7% against 50.3% in Panama, a difference of 2.4%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Myanmar ranks 65th and Panama ranks 68th of 124 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.4% | 11.8% | 52.6% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 25.5% | 32.0% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 46.4% | 6.5% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using safely managed sanitation services, urban, Myanmar or Panama?
- Myanmar, at 52.7% against 50.3% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services, urban between Myanmar and Panama?
- 2.4%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Panama?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Panama rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Myanmar ranks 65th and Panama ranks 68th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.