Panama vs South Africa: Population density
Panama
79.6 people per km²
in 2100
South Africa
77.75 people per km²
in 2100
Panama rank
137th
South Africa rank
140th
Population density over time
- Panama
- South Africa
How they compare
Panama currently reports 79.6 people per km² against 77.75 people per km² in South Africa, a difference of 1.85 people per km².
The two have swapped places 8 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 137th and South Africa ranks 140th of 234 regions.
Across the 48 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 33 and South Africa in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.57 people per km² | 0.2127 people per km² | 1.35 people per km² | Panama |
| 1100s | 1.74 people per km² | 0.2552 people per km² | 1.49 people per km² | Panama |
| 1200s | 1.93 people per km² | 0.2978 people per km² | 1.64 people per km² | Panama |
| 1300s | 2.15 people per km² | 0.3403 people per km² | 1.81 people per km² | Panama |
| 1400s | 2.39 people per km² | 0.3828 people per km² | 2.01 people per km² | Panama |
| 1500s | 2.65 people per km² | 0.4254 people per km² | 2.23 people per km² | Panama |
| 1600s | 1.33 people per km² | 0.4963 people per km² | 0.8306 people per km² | Panama |
| 1700s | 0.6634 people per km² | 0.7089 people per km² | 0.0455 people per km² | South Africa |
| 1710s | 0.6983 people per km² | 0.6955 people per km² | 0.0028 people per km² | Panama |
| 1720s | 0.7351 people per km² | 0.6821 people per km² | 0.0529 people per km² | Panama |
| 1730s | 0.7738 people per km² | 0.6688 people per km² | 0.105 people per km² | Panama |
| 1740s | 0.8145 people per km² | 0.6554 people per km² | 0.1591 people per km² | Panama |
| 1750s | 0.8574 people per km² | 0.642 people per km² | 0.2154 people per km² | Panama |
| 1760s | 0.9025 people per km² | 0.6286 people per km² | 0.2739 people per km² | Panama |
| 1770s | 0.95 people per km² | 0.6152 people per km² | 0.3348 people per km² | Panama |
| 1780s | 1 people per km² | 0.6018 people per km² | 0.3982 people per km² | Panama |
| 1790s | 1.05 people per km² | 0.5884 people per km² | 0.4642 people per km² | Panama |
| 1800s | 1.05 people per km² | 1.21 people per km² | 0.1603 people per km² | South Africa |
| 1810s | 1.13 people per km² | 1.27 people per km² | 0.1331 people per km² | South Africa |
| 1820s | 1.22 people per km² | 1.42 people per km² | 0.2017 people per km² | South Africa |
| 1830s | 1.31 people per km² | 1.76 people per km² | 0.4558 people per km² | South Africa |
| 1840s | 1.41 people per km² | 2.2 people per km² | 0.7927 people per km² | South Africa |
| 1850s | 1.63 people per km² | 2.6 people per km² | 0.9665 people per km² | South Africa |
| 1860s | 2.07 people per km² | 2.9 people per km² | 0.8319 people per km² | South Africa |
| 1870s | 2.49 people per km² | 3.23 people per km² | 0.7403 people per km² | South Africa |
| 1880s | 2.83 people per km² | 3.59 people per km² | 0.7628 people per km² | South Africa |
| 1890s | 3.22 people per km² | 4 people per km² | 0.7819 people per km² | South Africa |
| 1900s | 3.8 people per km² | 4.59 people per km² | 0.7824 people per km² | South Africa |
| 1910s | 5.13 people per km² | 5.41 people per km² | 0.2816 people per km² | South Africa |
| 1920s | 6.48 people per km² | 6.48 people per km² | 0.0051 people per km² | South Africa |
| 1930s | 7.72 people per km² | 7.95 people per km² | 0.2303 people per km² | South Africa |
| 1940s | 10.15 people per km² | 9.66 people per km² | 0.4895 people per km² | Panama |
| 1950s | 13.08 people per km² | 11.9 people per km² | 1.18 people per km² | Panama |
| 1960s | 17.43 people per km² | 15.57 people per km² | 1.86 people per km² | Panama |
| 1970s | 23.06 people per km² | 20.92 people per km² | 2.14 people per km² | Panama |
| 1980s | 29.36 people per km² | 28.44 people per km² | 0.9201 people per km² | Panama |
| 1990s | 36.39 people per km² | 36.31 people per km² | 0.0847 people per km² | Panama |
| 2000s | 44.27 people per km² | 40.65 people per km² | 3.62 people per km² | Panama |
| 2010s | 52.96 people per km² | 46.1 people per km² | 6.87 people per km² | Panama |
| 2020s | 61.21 people per km² | 52.95 people per km² | 8.26 people per km² | Panama |
| 2030s | 68.02 people per km² | 58.44 people per km² | 9.58 people per km² | Panama |
| 2040s | 73.48 people per km² | 62.98 people per km² | 10.5 people per km² | Panama |
| 2050s | 77.39 people per km² | 66.91 people per km² | 10.48 people per km² | Panama |
| 2060s | 79.81 people per km² | 70.11 people per km² | 9.7 people per km² | Panama |
| 2070s | 81.04 people per km² | 72.68 people per km² | 8.36 people per km² | Panama |
| 2080s | 81.16 people per km² | 74.87 people per km² | 6.29 people per km² | Panama |
| 2090s | 80.34 people per km² | 76.8 people per km² | 3.54 people per km² | Panama |
| 2100s | 79.6 people per km² | 77.75 people per km² | 1.86 people per km² | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Panama or South Africa?
- Panama, at 79.6 people per km² against 77.75 people per km² in South Africa as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Panama and South Africa?
- 1.85 people per km², with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and South Africa?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Panama and South Africa rank globally for population density?
- Panama ranks 137th and South Africa ranks 140th of 234 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.