What is the difference in people using improved sanitation facilities between Chad and Panama?

285,470 people, with Panama ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Panama?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chad vs Panama: People using improved sanitation facilities

Chad

3.80 million people

in 2024

Panama

4.08 million people

in 2024

Chad rank

122nd

Panama rank

120th

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

Chad
Panama

How they compare

Panama currently reports 4.08 million people against 3.80 million people in Chad, a difference of 285,470 people.

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

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

Chad ranks 122nd and Panama ranks 120th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Panama	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.51 million people	2.46 million people	950,137 people	Panama
2010s	2.41 million people	3.26 million people	848,313 people	Panama
2020s	3.42 million people	3.91 million people	487,314 people	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved sanitation facilities, Chad or Panama?: Panama, at 4.08 million people against 3.80 million people in Chad as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved sanitation facilities between Chad and Panama?: 285,470 people, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Panama?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Chad and Panama rank globally for people using improved sanitation facilities?: Chad ranks 122nd and Panama ranks 120th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: People using improved sanitation facilities
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, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.