Bahrain vs Panama: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents

Bahrain
1.33 million people
in 2020
Panama
1.40 million people
in 2020
Bahrain rank
106th
Panama rank
103rd

Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time

  • Bahrain
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 1.40 million people against 1.33 million people in Bahrain, a difference of 76,160 people.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.

Bahrain ranks 106th and Panama ranks 103rd of 182 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 0 people 0 people 0 people
1970s 0 people 0 people 0 people
1980s 0 people 0 people 0 people
1990s 0 people 0 people 0 people
2000s 0 people 0 people 0 people
2010s 1.15 million people 1.14 million people 11,740 people Bahrain
2020s 1.33 million people 1.40 million people 76,160 people Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Bahrain or Panama?
Panama, at 1.40 million people against 1.33 million people in Bahrain as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Bahrain and Panama?
76,160 people, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Panama?
13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
How do Bahrain and Panama rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
Bahrain ranks 106th and Panama ranks 103rd of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Unit
people
Source
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
182 places, 2,532 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed

Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.