Oman vs Panama: The global population hockey stick

Oman
5.05 million people
in 2023
Panama
4.46 million people
in 2023
Oman rank
127th
Panama rank
130th

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Oman
  • Panama
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How they compare

Oman currently reports 5.05 million people against 4.46 million people in Panama, a difference of 590,510 people.

That makes Oman's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Oman ahead.

Oman ranks 127th and Panama ranks 130th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 31 and Panama in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Oman Panama Difference Ahead
1000s 200,000 people 116,237 people 83,763 people Oman
1100s 200,000 people 129,153 people 70,847 people Oman
1200s 200,000 people 143,503 people 56,497 people Oman
1300s 200,000 people 159,448 people 40,552 people Oman
1400s 200,000 people 177,164 people 22,836 people Oman
1500s 200,000 people 196,849 people 3,151 people Oman
1600s 235,000 people 98,424 people 136,576 people Oman
1700s 270,000 people 49,212 people 220,788 people Oman
1710s 274,000 people 51,802 people 222,198 people Oman
1720s 278,000 people 54,528 people 223,472 people Oman
1730s 282,000 people 57,398 people 224,602 people Oman
1740s 286,000 people 60,419 people 225,581 people Oman
1750s 290,000 people 63,599 people 226,401 people Oman
1760s 294,000 people 66,947 people 227,053 people Oman
1770s 298,000 people 70,470 people 227,530 people Oman
1780s 302,000 people 74,179 people 227,821 people Oman
1790s 306,000 people 78,084 people 227,916 people Oman
1800s 303,970 people 78,122 people 225,847 people Oman
1810s 312,958 people 83,996 people 228,963 people Oman
1820s 322,140 people 90,307 people 231,834 people Oman
1830s 331,509 people 97,092 people 234,417 people Oman
1840s 341,148 people 104,423 people 236,724 people Oman
1850s 349,308 people 121,261 people 228,047 people Oman
1860s 355,463 people 153,317 people 202,146 people Oman
1870s 361,687 people 184,479 people 177,208 people Oman
1880s 367,980 people 209,924 people 158,055 people Oman
1890s 374,390 people 238,726 people 135,664 people Oman
1900s 394,263 people 282,109 people 112,154 people Oman
1910s 416,629 people 380,224 people 36,404 people Oman
1920s 425,570 people 480,476 people 54,907 people Panama
1930s 435,874 people 572,410 people 136,536 people Panama
1940s 446,592 people 753,021 people 306,429 people Panama
1950s 486,821 people 970,436 people 483,615 people Panama
1960s 582,516 people 1.29 million people 710,444 people Panama
1970s 781,091 people 1.71 million people 929,835 people Panama
1980s 1.31 million people 2.18 million people 866,687 people Panama
1990s 2.06 million people 2.70 million people 639,629 people Panama
2000s 2.46 million people 3.28 million people 828,669 people Panama
2010s 3.95 million people 3.93 million people 23,087 people Oman
2020s 4.70 million people 4.37 million people 326,055 people Oman

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Oman or Panama?
Oman, at 5.05 million people against 4.46 million people in Panama as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Oman and Panama?
590,510 people, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Panama?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Oman and Panama rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Oman ranks 127th and Panama ranks 130th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
The global population hockey stick
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, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.