Honduras vs Panama: Urban area over the long-term

Honduras
814.22 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Panama
822.71 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Honduras rank
103rd
Panama rank
102nd

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Honduras
  • Panama
0200400600800100015122025

How they compare

Panama currently reports 822.71 km² per grid cell against 814.22 km² per grid cell in Honduras, a difference of 8.49 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Panama ahead.

Honduras ranks 103rd and Panama ranks 102nd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 5 and Panama in 35.

Head to head by decade

Decade Honduras Panama Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0011 km² per grid cell 0.0012 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell Panama
1100s 0.004 km² per grid cell 0.0039 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell Honduras
1200s 0.015 km² per grid cell 0.013 km² per grid cell 0.002 km² per grid cell Honduras
1300s 0.0563 km² per grid cell 0.0433 km² per grid cell 0.013 km² per grid cell Honduras
1400s 0.2111 km² per grid cell 0.1444 km² per grid cell 0.0666 km² per grid cell Honduras
1500s 0.7915 km² per grid cell 0.4814 km² per grid cell 0.3101 km² per grid cell Honduras
1600s 0.6784 km² per grid cell 0.7221 km² per grid cell 0.0437 km² per grid cell Panama
1700s 0.5815 km² per grid cell 1.08 km² per grid cell 0.5017 km² per grid cell Panama
1710s 0.6777 km² per grid cell 1.28 km² per grid cell 0.6068 km² per grid cell Panama
1720s 0.7679 km² per grid cell 1.48 km² per grid cell 0.7131 km² per grid cell Panama
1730s 0.87 km² per grid cell 1.71 km² per grid cell 0.8374 km² per grid cell Panama
1740s 0.9857 km² per grid cell 1.97 km² per grid cell 0.9827 km² per grid cell Panama
1750s 1.12 km² per grid cell 2.27 km² per grid cell 1.15 km² per grid cell Panama
1760s 1.27 km² per grid cell 2.62 km² per grid cell 1.35 km² per grid cell Panama
1770s 1.43 km² per grid cell 3.02 km² per grid cell 1.58 km² per grid cell Panama
1780s 1.62 km² per grid cell 3.48 km² per grid cell 1.85 km² per grid cell Panama
1790s 1.84 km² per grid cell 4.01 km² per grid cell 2.17 km² per grid cell Panama
1800s 2.09 km² per grid cell 4.62 km² per grid cell 2.54 km² per grid cell Panama
1810s 2.36 km² per grid cell 5.33 km² per grid cell 2.97 km² per grid cell Panama
1820s 2.68 km² per grid cell 6.52 km² per grid cell 3.85 km² per grid cell Panama
1830s 5.58 km² per grid cell 7.98 km² per grid cell 2.4 km² per grid cell Panama
1840s 7.14 km² per grid cell 9.77 km² per grid cell 2.64 km² per grid cell Panama
1850s 9.12 km² per grid cell 11.96 km² per grid cell 2.85 km² per grid cell Panama
1860s 11.12 km² per grid cell 15.09 km² per grid cell 3.98 km² per grid cell Panama
1870s 13.11 km² per grid cell 18.71 km² per grid cell 5.6 km² per grid cell Panama
1880s 15.47 km² per grid cell 22.49 km² per grid cell 7.02 km² per grid cell Panama
1890s 18.24 km² per grid cell 28.69 km² per grid cell 10.45 km² per grid cell Panama
1900s 21.48 km² per grid cell 36.35 km² per grid cell 14.87 km² per grid cell Panama
1910s 25.14 km² per grid cell 49.43 km² per grid cell 24.3 km² per grid cell Panama
1920s 30.84 km² per grid cell 60.25 km² per grid cell 29.41 km² per grid cell Panama
1930s 40.05 km² per grid cell 62.69 km² per grid cell 22.64 km² per grid cell Panama
1940s 45.01 km² per grid cell 69.67 km² per grid cell 24.67 km² per grid cell Panama
1950s 55.01 km² per grid cell 81.89 km² per grid cell 26.88 km² per grid cell Panama
1960s 75.24 km² per grid cell 108.17 km² per grid cell 32.93 km² per grid cell Panama
1970s 114.72 km² per grid cell 155.86 km² per grid cell 41.14 km² per grid cell Panama
1980s 186.73 km² per grid cell 217.19 km² per grid cell 30.46 km² per grid cell Panama
1990s 293.26 km² per grid cell 323.24 km² per grid cell 29.98 km² per grid cell Panama
2000s 456.65 km² per grid cell 492.17 km² per grid cell 35.53 km² per grid cell Panama
2010s 649.12 km² per grid cell 663.86 km² per grid cell 14.75 km² per grid cell Panama
2020s 773.37 km² per grid cell 782.97 km² per grid cell 9.6 km² per grid cell Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Honduras or Panama?
Panama, at 822.71 km² per grid cell against 814.22 km² per grid cell in Honduras as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Honduras and Panama?
8.49 km² per grid cell, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Panama?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Honduras and Panama rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Honduras ranks 103rd and Panama ranks 102nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban area over the long-term
Unit
km² per grid cell
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total built-up area of a country over time.