China vs Panama: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita

China

66.3%

in 2025

Panama

66.2%

in 2025

China rank

115th

Panama rank

116th

Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time

China currently reports 66.3% against 66.2% in Panama, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Panama ahead.

China ranks 115th and Panama ranks 116th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Unit: %
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.