Barbados vs Panama: Share of urban population who live in the largest city
Barbados
49.8%
in 2020
Panama
47.8%
in 2020
Barbados rank
29th
Panama rank
30th
Share of urban population who live in the largest city over time
- Barbados
- Panama
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 49.8% against 47.8% in Panama, a difference of 2.0%.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 29th and Panama ranks 30th of 179 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.8% | 28.8% | 20.1% | Barbados |
| 1960s | 51.5% | 31.2% | 20.2% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 54.6% | 32.4% | 22.2% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 56.6% | 33.0% | 23.6% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 55.2% | 37.8% | 17.3% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 54.0% | 44.9% | 9.1% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 45.1% | 9.0% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 47.8% | 2.0% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of urban population who live in the largest city, Barbados or Panama?
- Barbados, at 49.8% against 47.8% in Panama as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of urban population who live in the largest city between Barbados and Panama?
- 2.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Panama?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Panama rank globally for share of urban population who live in the largest city?
- Barbados ranks 29th and Panama ranks 30th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of urban population who live in the largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the urban population living in the country's largest city (by population). City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.