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
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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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.