Panama vs Trinidad and Tobago: Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population
Panama
50.3%
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
46.4%
in 2024
Panama rank
68th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
69th
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population over time
- Panama
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Panama currently reports 50.3% against 46.4% in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 3.9%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Panama ranks 68th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 69th of 124 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 42.3% | 30.4% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 43.8% | 18.3% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 45.9% | 0.5% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population, Panama or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Panama, at 50.3% against 46.4% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population between Panama and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 3.9%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population?
- Panama ranks 68th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 69th of 124 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 Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.