Belarus vs Panama: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Belarus
79.8%
in 2025
Panama
80.6%
in 2025
Belarus rank
56th
Panama rank
53rd
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Belarus
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 80.6% against 79.8% in Belarus, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Panama ahead.
Belarus ranks 56th and Panama ranks 53rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 36.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Panama |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Panama |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Panama |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Panama |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Panama |
| 1500s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Panama |
| 1600s | 0.2% | 1.2% | 1.0% | Panama |
| 1700s | 0.5% | 3.6% | 3.1% | Panama |
| 1710s | 0.5% | 4.0% | 3.6% | Panama |
| 1720s | 0.5% | 4.4% | 3.9% | Panama |
| 1730s | 0.5% | 4.8% | 4.4% | Panama |
| 1740s | 0.5% | 5.3% | 4.8% | Panama |
| 1750s | 0.5% | 5.8% | 5.3% | Panama |
| 1760s | 0.5% | 6.4% | 5.9% | Panama |
| 1770s | 0.5% | 7.0% | 6.5% | Panama |
| 1780s | 0.5% | 7.6% | 7.2% | Panama |
| 1790s | 0.5% | 8.3% | 7.9% | Panama |
| 1800s | 0.5% | 9.1% | 8.7% | Panama |
| 1810s | 0.5% | 10.0% | 9.5% | Panama |
| 1820s | 0.6% | 11.0% | 10.3% | Panama |
| 1830s | 0.8% | 12.0% | 11.2% | Panama |
| 1840s | 1.1% | 13.2% | 12.0% | Panama |
| 1850s | 1.5% | 14.4% | 12.9% | Panama |
| 1860s | 2.0% | 15.8% | 13.8% | Panama |
| 1870s | 2.6% | 17.3% | 14.7% | Panama |
| 1880s | 3.5% | 18.9% | 15.4% | Panama |
| 1890s | 4.7% | 20.7% | 16.1% | Panama |
| 1900s | 6.2% | 22.7% | 16.5% | Panama |
| 1910s | 8.3% | 24.9% | 16.6% | Panama |
| 1920s | 11.1% | 27.2% | 16.2% | Panama |
| 1930s | 14.8% | 29.8% | 15.1% | Panama |
| 1940s | 19.7% | 32.7% | 13.0% | Panama |
| 1950s | 28.6% | 38.1% | 9.5% | Panama |
| 1960s | 37.7% | 43.8% | 6.1% | Panama |
| 1970s | 50.0% | 48.7% | 1.2% | Belarus |
| 1980s | 61.3% | 51.8% | 9.4% | Belarus |
| 1990s | 67.8% | 59.2% | 8.6% | Belarus |
| 2000s | 72.1% | 69.8% | 2.3% | Belarus |
| 2010s | 76.3% | 76.7% | 0.4% | Panama |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 79.8% | 0.8% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Belarus or Panama?
- Panama, at 80.6% against 79.8% in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Belarus and Panama?
- 0.8%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Panama?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Panama rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Belarus ranks 56th and Panama ranks 53rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.