Panama vs Saudi Arabia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Panama
44.9%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
49.2%
in 2025
Panama rank
16th
Saudi Arabia rank
13th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Panama
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 49.2% against 44.9% in Panama, a difference of 4.3%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 16th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.3% | 25.7% | 1.6% | Panama |
| 1970s | 30.5% | 42.5% | 12.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 32.7% | 50.4% | 17.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 37.1% | 56.0% | 18.9% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 40.8% | 50.4% | 9.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 50.3% | 8.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 44.2% | 52.3% | 8.1% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Panama or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 49.2% against 44.9% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Panama and Saudi Arabia?
- 4.3%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Saudi Arabia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Saudi Arabia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Panama ranks 16th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.