Colombia vs Panama: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Colombia
36.91 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Panama
39.59 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
128th
Panama rank
126th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Colombia
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 39.59 people per square kilometre against 36.91 people per square kilometre in Colombia, a difference of 2.68 people 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 126th of 215 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 people per square kilometre | 7.88 people per square kilometre | 0.8447 people per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 1970s | 12.85 people per square kilometre | 11.2 people per square kilometre | 1.65 people per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 1980s | 17.46 people per square kilometre | 15.08 people per square kilometre | 2.38 people per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 1990s | 22.91 people per square kilometre | 21.03 people per square kilometre | 1.88 people per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2000s | 28.52 people per square kilometre | 28.2 people per square kilometre | 0.3176 people per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2010s | 32.66 people per square kilometre | 34.66 people per square kilometre | 2 people per square kilometre | Panama |
| 2020s | 36.16 people per square kilometre | 38.82 people per square kilometre | 2.65 people per square kilometre | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre, Colombia or Panama?
- Panama, at 39.59 people per square kilometre against 36.91 people per square kilometre in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Colombia and Panama?
- 2.68 people 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 number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Colombia ranks 128th and Panama ranks 126th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, 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
Number of people living in urban and rural areas 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.