Belgium vs Panama: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Belgium
1.38 million people
in 2020
Panama
1.40 million people
in 2020
Belgium rank
104th
Panama rank
103rd
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Belgium
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1.40 million people against 1.38 million people in Belgium, a difference of 20,850 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Panama ahead.
Belgium ranks 104th and Panama ranks 103rd of 182 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1960s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1980s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1990s | 1.04 million people | 0 people | 1.04 million people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.15 million people | 0 people | 1.15 million people | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.30 million people | 1.14 million people | 159,680 people | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.38 million people | 1.40 million people | 20,850 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, Belgium or Panama?
- Panama, at 1.40 million people against 1.38 million people in Belgium as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Belgium and Panama?
- 20,850 people, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Panama?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Belgium and Panama rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Belgium ranks 104th 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
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.