Panama vs Peru: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Panama
1.47 % change on previous year
in 2025
Peru
1.53 % change on previous year
in 2025
Panama rank
96th
Peru rank
94th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Panama
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1.53 % change on previous year against 1.47 % change on previous year in Panama, a difference of 0.06 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Peru ahead.
Panama ranks 96th and Peru ranks 94th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.48 % change on previous year | 4.46 % change on previous year | 0.981 % change on previous year | Peru |
| 1960s | 4.51 % change on previous year | 5.08 % change on previous year | 0.57 % change on previous year | Peru |
| 1970s | 3.14 % change on previous year | 3.85 % change on previous year | 0.7112 % change on previous year | Peru |
| 1980s | 3.08 % change on previous year | 3.11 % change on previous year | 0.0286 % change on previous year | Peru |
| 1990s | 3.57 % change on previous year | 2.53 % change on previous year | 1.04 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 2000s | 2.43 % change on previous year | 1.59 % change on previous year | 0.8404 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 2010s | 1.86 % change on previous year | 1.97 % change on previous year | 0.1054 % change on previous year | Peru |
| 2020s | 1.38 % change on previous year | 1.56 % change on previous year | 0.1789 % change on previous year | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, Panama or Peru?
- Peru, at 1.53 % change on previous year against 1.47 % change on previous year in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Panama and Peru?
- 0.06 % change on previous year, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Peru?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Peru rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Panama ranks 96th and Peru ranks 94th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, 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 Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.