Georgia vs Panama: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Georgia
1.35 million people
in 2020
Panama
1.36 million people
in 2020
Georgia rank
121st
Panama rank
120th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Georgia
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1.36 million people against 1.35 million people in Georgia, a difference of 5,680 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Georgia ahead.
Georgia ranks 121st and Panama ranks 120th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 7 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Georgia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.57 million people | 553,575 people | 1.01 million people | Georgia |
| 1960s | 1.66 million people | 676,038 people | 982,832 people | Georgia |
| 1970s | 1.73 million people | 814,336 people | 911,158 people | Georgia |
| 1980s | 1.79 million people | 964,478 people | 821,882 people | Georgia |
| 1990s | 1.78 million people | 1.06 million people | 726,450 people | Georgia |
| 2000s | 1.49 million people | 1.13 million people | 362,285 people | Georgia |
| 2010s | 1.35 million people | 1.27 million people | 78,725 people | Georgia |
| 2020s | 1.35 million people | 1.36 million people | 5,680 people | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Georgia or Panama?
- Panama, at 1.36 million people against 1.35 million people in Georgia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Georgia and Panama?
- 5,680 people, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Panama?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Georgia and Panama rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Georgia ranks 121st and Panama ranks 120th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.