Panama vs Viet Nam: Urban population, annual growth rate
Panama
1.47 % change on previous year
in 2025
Viet Nam
1.49 % change on previous year
in 2025
Panama rank
97th
Viet Nam rank
96th
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Panama
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 1.49 % change on previous year against 1.47 % change on previous year in Panama, a difference of 0.02 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Panama ranks 97th and Viet Nam ranks 96th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.56 % change on previous year | 5.98 % change on previous year | 1.41 % change on previous year | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 3.14 % change on previous year | 1.66 % change on previous year | 1.48 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 1980s | 3.08 % change on previous year | 2.17 % change on previous year | 0.9109 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 1990s | 3.57 % change on previous year | 4.05 % change on previous year | 0.4737 % change on previous year | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 2.43 % change on previous year | 3.54 % change on previous year | 1.11 % change on previous year | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 1.86 % change on previous year | 2.72 % change on previous year | 0.8594 % change on previous year | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 1.38 % change on previous year | 2.69 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Panama or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 1.49 % change on previous year against 1.47 % change on previous year in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Panama and Viet Nam?
- 0.02 % change on previous year, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Viet Nam?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Viet Nam rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Panama ranks 97th and Viet Nam ranks 96th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.