Nicaragua vs Panama: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates

Nicaragua
0.0586 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Panama
0.0602 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
107th
Panama rank
106th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 0.0602 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0586 Persons per square kilometre in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0016 Persons per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 107th and Panama ranks 106th of 167 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Panama Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0387 Persons per square kilometre 0.0362 Persons per square kilometre 0.0025 Persons per square kilometre Nicaragua
2000s 0.0452 Persons per square kilometre 0.0441 Persons per square kilometre 0.0011 Persons per square kilometre Nicaragua
2010s 0.052 Persons per square kilometre 0.0529 Persons per square kilometre 0.0009 Persons per square kilometre Panama
2020s 0.0573 Persons per square kilometre 0.0591 Persons per square kilometre 0.0017 Persons per square kilometre Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Nicaragua or Panama?
Panama, at 0.0602 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0586 Persons per square kilometre in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Nicaragua and Panama?
0.0016 Persons per square kilometre, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Panama?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Panama rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Nicaragua ranks 107th and Panama ranks 106th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre
Unit
Persons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — 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.