Panama vs Sweden: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Panama
1.40 million people
in 2020
Sweden
1.44 million people
in 2020
Panama rank
103rd
Sweden rank
102nd
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Panama
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.44 million people against 1.40 million people in Panama, a difference of 37,020 people.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 103rd and Sweden ranks 102nd of 182 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Sweden | 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 | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 2000s | 0 people | 513,240 people | 513,240 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.14 million people | 1.22 million people | 79,780 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.40 million people | 1.44 million people | 37,020 people | Sweden |
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, Panama or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.44 million people against 1.40 million people in Panama as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Panama and Sweden?
- 37,020 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sweden?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Panama and Sweden rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Panama ranks 103rd and Sweden ranks 102nd 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.