El Salvador vs Panama: Urban agglomerations more than 1 million

El Salvador
1.60 million
in 2020
Panama
1.40 million
in 2020
El Salvador rank
100th
Panama rank
103rd

Urban agglomerations more than 1 million over time

  • El Salvador
  • Panama
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1.60 million against 1.40 million in Panama, a difference of 192,870.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Panama ahead.

El Salvador ranks 100th and Panama ranks 103rd of 182 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Panama Difference Ahead
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 1.24 million 0 1.24 million El Salvador
1990s 1.58 million 0 1.58 million El Salvador
2000s 1.64 million 0 1.64 million El Salvador
2010s 1.61 million 1.14 million 474,710 El Salvador
2020s 1.60 million 1.40 million 192,870 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban agglomerations more than 1 million, El Salvador or Panama?
El Salvador, at 1.60 million against 1.40 million in Panama as of 2020.
What is the difference in urban agglomerations more than 1 million between El Salvador and Panama?
192,870, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for urban agglomerations more than 1 million?
El Salvador ranks 100th and Panama ranks 103rd of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban agglomerations more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban agglomerations more than 1 million
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
182 places, 2,532 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed