El Salvador vs Panama: Drinking water services in rural areas
El Salvador
58,759 people
in 2024
Panama
46,333 people
in 2024
El Salvador rank
69th
Panama rank
71st
Drinking water services in rural areas over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 58,759 people against 46,333 people in Panama, a difference of 12,426 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.3 times Panama's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 69th and Panama ranks 71st of 178 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 273,587 people | 111,557 people | 162,030 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 149,769 people | 82,463 people | 67,306 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 75,242 people | 54,549 people | 20,693 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drinking water services in rural areas, El Salvador or Panama?
- El Salvador, at 58,759 people against 46,333 people in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drinking water services in rural areas between El Salvador and Panama?
- 12,426 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for drinking water services in rural areas?
- El Salvador ranks 69th and Panama ranks 71st of 178 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 Drinking water services in rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.