Kuwait vs Panama: Urban area over the long-term

Kuwait
849.6 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Panama
822.71 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Kuwait rank
99th
Panama rank
102nd

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Kuwait
  • Panama
0200400600800100015122025

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 849.6 km² per grid cell against 822.71 km² per grid cell in Panama, a difference of 26.89 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Panama ahead.

Kuwait ranks 99th and Panama ranks 102nd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 20 and Panama in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Panama Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0003 km² per grid cell 0.0012 km² per grid cell 0.0008 km² per grid cell Panama
1100s 0.001 km² per grid cell 0.0039 km² per grid cell 0.0029 km² per grid cell Panama
1200s 0.0029 km² per grid cell 0.013 km² per grid cell 0.0101 km² per grid cell Panama
1300s 0.0088 km² per grid cell 0.0433 km² per grid cell 0.0345 km² per grid cell Panama
1400s 0.0264 km² per grid cell 0.1444 km² per grid cell 0.118 km² per grid cell Panama
1500s 0.0793 km² per grid cell 0.4814 km² per grid cell 0.4021 km² per grid cell Panama
1600s 0.4656 km² per grid cell 0.7221 km² per grid cell 0.2565 km² per grid cell Panama
1700s 1.21 km² per grid cell 1.08 km² per grid cell 0.1275 km² per grid cell Kuwait
1710s 1.26 km² per grid cell 1.28 km² per grid cell 0.0294 km² per grid cell Panama
1720s 1.48 km² per grid cell 1.48 km² per grid cell 0.0019 km² per grid cell Panama
1730s 1.74 km² per grid cell 1.71 km² per grid cell 0.0357 km² per grid cell Kuwait
1740s 2.05 km² per grid cell 1.97 km² per grid cell 0.0857 km² per grid cell Kuwait
1750s 2.42 km² per grid cell 2.27 km² per grid cell 0.1513 km² per grid cell Kuwait
1760s 2.85 km² per grid cell 2.62 km² per grid cell 0.2363 km² per grid cell Kuwait
1770s 3.36 km² per grid cell 3.02 km² per grid cell 0.3454 km² per grid cell Kuwait
1780s 3.96 km² per grid cell 3.48 km² per grid cell 0.4842 km² per grid cell Kuwait
1790s 4.67 km² per grid cell 4.01 km² per grid cell 0.6595 km² per grid cell Kuwait
1800s 5.5 km² per grid cell 4.62 km² per grid cell 0.8797 km² per grid cell Kuwait
1810s 6.48 km² per grid cell 5.33 km² per grid cell 1.15 km² per grid cell Kuwait
1820s 7.64 km² per grid cell 6.52 km² per grid cell 1.12 km² per grid cell Kuwait
1830s 9 km² per grid cell 7.98 km² per grid cell 1.02 km² per grid cell Kuwait
1840s 10.61 km² per grid cell 9.77 km² per grid cell 0.8344 km² per grid cell Kuwait
1850s 12.49 km² per grid cell 11.96 km² per grid cell 0.5252 km² per grid cell Kuwait
1860s 14.66 km² per grid cell 15.09 km² per grid cell 0.4315 km² per grid cell Panama
1870s 17.06 km² per grid cell 18.71 km² per grid cell 1.65 km² per grid cell Panama
1880s 19.38 km² per grid cell 22.49 km² per grid cell 3.11 km² per grid cell Panama
1890s 21 km² per grid cell 28.69 km² per grid cell 7.69 km² per grid cell Panama
1900s 21.21 km² per grid cell 36.35 km² per grid cell 15.14 km² per grid cell Panama
1910s 21.21 km² per grid cell 49.43 km² per grid cell 28.23 km² per grid cell Panama
1920s 21.21 km² per grid cell 60.25 km² per grid cell 39.04 km² per grid cell Panama
1930s 21.21 km² per grid cell 62.69 km² per grid cell 41.48 km² per grid cell Panama
1940s 21.21 km² per grid cell 69.67 km² per grid cell 48.47 km² per grid cell Panama
1950s 28.55 km² per grid cell 81.89 km² per grid cell 53.34 km² per grid cell Panama
1960s 78.33 km² per grid cell 108.17 km² per grid cell 29.83 km² per grid cell Panama
1970s 196.08 km² per grid cell 155.86 km² per grid cell 40.21 km² per grid cell Kuwait
1980s 371.31 km² per grid cell 217.19 km² per grid cell 154.12 km² per grid cell Kuwait
1990s 427.11 km² per grid cell 323.24 km² per grid cell 103.87 km² per grid cell Kuwait
2000s 509.3 km² per grid cell 492.17 km² per grid cell 17.12 km² per grid cell Kuwait
2010s 682.44 km² per grid cell 663.86 km² per grid cell 18.58 km² per grid cell Kuwait
2020s 813.12 km² per grid cell 782.97 km² per grid cell 30.15 km² per grid cell Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Kuwait or Panama?
Kuwait, at 849.6 km² per grid cell against 822.71 km² per grid cell in Panama as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Kuwait and Panama?
26.89 km² per grid cell, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Panama?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Panama rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Kuwait ranks 99th 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.