Mauritania vs Panama: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Mauritania
1.36 million people
in 2020
Panama
1.40 million people
in 2020
Mauritania rank
105th
Panama rank
103rd
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Mauritania
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1.40 million people against 1.36 million people in Mauritania, a difference of 38,800 people.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 105th and Panama ranks 103rd of 182 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1990s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 2000s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 2010s | 555,385 people | 1.14 million people | 583,645 people | Panama |
| 2020s | 1.36 million people | 1.40 million people | 38,800 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, Mauritania or Panama?
- Panama, at 1.40 million people against 1.36 million people in Mauritania as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Mauritania and Panama?
- 38,800 people, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Panama?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Mauritania and Panama rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Mauritania ranks 105th 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.