Cuba vs Panama: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Cuba
80.6%
in 2025
Panama
80.6%
in 2025
Cuba rank
52nd
Panama rank
53rd
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Cuba
- Panama
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 80.6% against 80.6% in Panama, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 52nd and Panama ranks 53rd of 202 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cuba |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cuba |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cuba |
| 1300s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cuba |
| 1400s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cuba |
| 1500s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Cuba |
| 1600s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 0.7% | Cuba |
| 1700s | 5.7% | 3.6% | 2.1% | Cuba |
| 1710s | 6.4% | 4.0% | 2.3% | Cuba |
| 1720s | 7.0% | 4.4% | 2.6% | Cuba |
| 1730s | 7.6% | 4.8% | 2.8% | Cuba |
| 1740s | 8.4% | 5.3% | 3.1% | Cuba |
| 1750s | 9.2% | 5.8% | 3.4% | Cuba |
| 1760s | 10.0% | 6.4% | 3.7% | Cuba |
| 1770s | 11.0% | 7.0% | 4.0% | Cuba |
| 1780s | 12.0% | 7.6% | 4.4% | Cuba |
| 1790s | 13.2% | 8.3% | 4.8% | Cuba |
| 1800s | 14.4% | 9.1% | 5.3% | Cuba |
| 1810s | 15.8% | 10.0% | 5.8% | Cuba |
| 1820s | 17.3% | 11.0% | 6.4% | Cuba |
| 1830s | 19.0% | 12.0% | 7.0% | Cuba |
| 1840s | 20.8% | 13.2% | 7.6% | Cuba |
| 1850s | 22.8% | 14.4% | 8.3% | Cuba |
| 1860s | 24.9% | 15.8% | 9.1% | Cuba |
| 1870s | 27.3% | 17.3% | 10.0% | Cuba |
| 1880s | 29.9% | 18.9% | 11.0% | Cuba |
| 1890s | 32.7% | 20.7% | 12.0% | Cuba |
| 1900s | 35.9% | 22.7% | 13.2% | Cuba |
| 1910s | 39.3% | 24.9% | 14.4% | Cuba |
| 1920s | 43.0% | 27.2% | 15.8% | Cuba |
| 1930s | 47.1% | 29.8% | 17.3% | Cuba |
| 1940s | 51.6% | 32.7% | 18.9% | Cuba |
| 1950s | 57.4% | 38.1% | 19.3% | Cuba |
| 1960s | 59.2% | 43.8% | 15.5% | Cuba |
| 1970s | 64.0% | 48.7% | 15.3% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 70.7% | 51.8% | 18.9% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 74.4% | 59.2% | 15.2% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 75.5% | 69.8% | 5.7% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 76.7% | 0.4% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 79.8% | 79.8% | 0.1% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Cuba or Panama?
- Cuba, at 80.6% against 80.6% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Cuba and Panama?
- 0.0%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Panama?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Panama rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Cuba ranks 52nd 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.