Panama vs Philippines: Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities
Panama
87.3%
in 2024
Philippines
93.5%
in 2024
Panama rank
89th
Philippines rank
86th
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities over time
- Panama
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 93.5% against 87.3% in Panama, a difference of 6.2%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 89th and Philippines ranks 86th of 106 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.2% | 82.5% | 29.3% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 58.9% | 91.2% | 32.3% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities, Panama or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 93.5% against 87.3% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities between Panama and Philippines?
- 6.2%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Philippines?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Philippines rank globally for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Panama ranks 89th and Philippines ranks 86th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education level (%).