Colombia vs Panama: Urban population, per square kilometre
Colombia
36.91 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Panama
39.59 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
128th
Panama rank
125th
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Colombia
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 39.59 units per square kilometre against 36.91 units per square kilometre in Colombia, a difference of 2.68 units per square kilometre.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 128th and Panama ranks 125th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.72 units per square kilometre | 7.88 units per square kilometre | 0.8447 units per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 1970s | 12.85 units per square kilometre | 11.2 units per square kilometre | 1.65 units per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 1980s | 17.46 units per square kilometre | 15.08 units per square kilometre | 2.38 units per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 1990s | 22.91 units per square kilometre | 21.03 units per square kilometre | 1.88 units per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2000s | 28.52 units per square kilometre | 28.2 units per square kilometre | 0.3176 units per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2010s | 32.66 units per square kilometre | 34.66 units per square kilometre | 2 units per square kilometre | Panama |
| 2020s | 36.16 units per square kilometre | 38.82 units per square kilometre | 2.65 units per square kilometre | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Colombia or Panama?
- Panama, at 39.59 units per square kilometre against 36.91 units per square kilometre in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Colombia and Panama?
- 2.68 units per square kilometre, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Panama?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Panama rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Colombia ranks 128th and Panama ranks 125th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.