Malawi vs Panama: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Malawi
38 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Panama
39.59 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
127th
Panama rank
126th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Malawi
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 39.59 people per square kilometre against 38 people per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 1.59 people per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 127th and Panama ranks 126th of 215 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.03 people per square kilometre | 7.88 people per square kilometre | 5.85 people per square kilometre | Panama |
| 1970s | 4.21 people per square kilometre | 11.2 people per square kilometre | 6.99 people per square kilometre | Panama |
| 1980s | 8.17 people per square kilometre | 15.08 people per square kilometre | 6.91 people per square kilometre | Panama |
| 1990s | 14.56 people per square kilometre | 21.03 people per square kilometre | 6.47 people per square kilometre | Panama |
| 2000s | 20.38 people per square kilometre | 28.2 people per square kilometre | 7.82 people per square kilometre | Panama |
| 2010s | 28.32 people per square kilometre | 34.66 people per square kilometre | 6.34 people per square kilometre | Panama |
| 2020s | 35.82 people per square kilometre | 38.82 people per square kilometre | 2.99 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, Malawi or Panama?
- Panama, at 39.59 people per square kilometre against 38 people per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Malawi and Panama?
- 1.59 people per square kilometre, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Panama?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Panama rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 127th 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.