What is the difference in population by world region between Gabon and Panama?

998,390 people, with Gabon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Panama?

318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gabon vs Panama: Population by world region

Gabon

6.90 million people

in 2100

Panama

5.90 million people

in 2100

Gabon rank

116th

Panama rank

118th

Population by world region over time

Gabon
Panama

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 6.90 million people against 5.90 million people in Panama, a difference of 998,390 people.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.2 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Panama ahead.

Gabon ranks 116th and Panama ranks 118th of 238 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 25 and Panama in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1000s	75,962 people	116,237 people	40,275 people	Panama
1100s	86,814 people	129,153 people	42,339 people	Panama
1200s	99,216 people	143,503 people	44,287 people	Panama
1300s	113,390 people	159,448 people	46,058 people	Panama
1400s	129,589 people	177,164 people	47,575 people	Panama
1500s	148,102 people	196,849 people	48,747 people	Panama
1600s	169,259 people	98,424 people	70,835 people	Gabon
1700s	193,439 people	49,212 people	144,227 people	Gabon
1710s	197,387 people	51,802 people	145,585 people	Gabon
1720s	199,213 people	54,528 people	144,685 people	Gabon
1730s	201,137 people	57,398 people	143,739 people	Gabon
1740s	203,168 people	60,419 people	142,749 people	Gabon
1750s	205,319 people	63,599 people	141,720 people	Gabon
1760s	207,603 people	66,947 people	140,656 people	Gabon
1770s	210,035 people	70,470 people	139,565 people	Gabon
1780s	212,634 people	74,179 people	138,455 people	Gabon
1790s	215,422 people	78,084 people	137,338 people	Gabon
1800s	158,227 people	78,122 people	80,105 people	Gabon
1810s	158,294 people	83,996 people	74,299 people	Gabon
1820s	174,593 people	90,307 people	84,286 people	Gabon
1830s	215,143 people	97,092 people	118,052 people	Gabon
1840s	265,419 people	104,423 people	160,996 people	Gabon
1850s	305,545 people	121,261 people	184,284 people	Gabon
1860s	325,520 people	153,317 people	172,203 people	Gabon
1870s	347,989 people	184,479 people	163,510 people	Gabon
1880s	373,878 people	209,924 people	163,953 people	Gabon
1890s	380,349 people	238,726 people	141,623 people	Gabon
1900s	354,857 people	282,109 people	72,748 people	Gabon
1910s	327,775 people	380,224 people	52,449 people	Panama
1920s	336,760 people	480,476 people	143,716 people	Panama
1930s	380,916 people	572,410 people	191,494 people	Panama
1940s	437,109 people	753,021 people	315,912 people	Panama
1950s	488,123 people	970,436 people	482,314 people	Panama
1960s	544,484 people	1.29 million people	748,476 people	Panama
1970s	658,134 people	1.71 million people	1.05 million people	Panama
1980s	848,168 people	2.18 million people	1.33 million people	Panama
1990s	1.11 million people	2.70 million people	1.59 million people	Panama
2000s	1.45 million people	3.28 million people	1.83 million people	Panama
2010s	2.00 million people	3.93 million people	1.93 million people	Panama
2020s	2.57 million people	4.54 million people	1.97 million people	Panama
2030s	3.13 million people	5.05 million people	1.92 million people	Panama
2040s	3.74 million people	5.45 million people	1.71 million people	Panama
2050s	4.37 million people	5.74 million people	1.37 million people	Panama
2060s	4.98 million people	5.92 million people	942,617 people	Panama
2070s	5.58 million people	6.01 million people	436,625 people	Panama
2080s	6.15 million people	6.02 million people	125,526 people	Gabon
2090s	6.65 million people	5.96 million people	693,851 people	Gabon
2100s	6.90 million people	5.90 million people	998,390 people	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Gabon or Panama?: Gabon, at 6.90 million people against 5.90 million people in Panama as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between Gabon and Panama?: 998,390 people, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Panama?: 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Gabon and Panama rank globally for population by world region?: Gabon ranks 116th and Panama ranks 118th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population by world region
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.