Niger vs Panama: Urban area over the long-term
Niger
831.29 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Panama
822.71 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Niger rank
101st
Panama rank
102nd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Niger
- Panama
How they compare
Niger currently reports 831.29 km² per grid cell against 822.71 km² per grid cell in Panama, a difference of 8.58 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Panama ahead.
Niger ranks 101st and Panama ranks 102nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 12 and Panama in 28.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1100s | 0.0017 km² per grid cell | 0.0039 km² per grid cell | 0.0022 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1200s | 0.0056 km² per grid cell | 0.013 km² per grid cell | 0.0074 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1300s | 0.0186 km² per grid cell | 0.0433 km² per grid cell | 0.0247 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1400s | 0.0597 km² per grid cell | 0.1444 km² per grid cell | 0.0847 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1500s | 0.1963 km² per grid cell | 0.4814 km² per grid cell | 0.2851 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1600s | 0.6854 km² per grid cell | 0.7221 km² per grid cell | 0.0367 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1700s | 2.29 km² per grid cell | 1.08 km² per grid cell | 1.2 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1710s | 2.57 km² per grid cell | 1.28 km² per grid cell | 1.28 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1720s | 2.8 km² per grid cell | 1.48 km² per grid cell | 1.32 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1730s | 3.05 km² per grid cell | 1.71 km² per grid cell | 1.34 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1740s | 3.31 km² per grid cell | 1.97 km² per grid cell | 1.34 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1750s | 3.59 km² per grid cell | 2.27 km² per grid cell | 1.32 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1760s | 3.88 km² per grid cell | 2.62 km² per grid cell | 1.27 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1770s | 4.19 km² per grid cell | 3.02 km² per grid cell | 1.18 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1780s | 4.51 km² per grid cell | 3.48 km² per grid cell | 1.04 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1790s | 4.85 km² per grid cell | 4.01 km² per grid cell | 0.837 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1800s | 5.19 km² per grid cell | 4.62 km² per grid cell | 0.5674 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1810s | 5.54 km² per grid cell | 5.33 km² per grid cell | 0.2128 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1820s | 5.9 km² per grid cell | 6.52 km² per grid cell | 0.622 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1830s | 6.27 km² per grid cell | 7.98 km² per grid cell | 1.72 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1840s | 6.64 km² per grid cell | 9.77 km² per grid cell | 3.14 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1850s | 7.01 km² per grid cell | 11.96 km² per grid cell | 4.95 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1860s | 7.51 km² per grid cell | 15.09 km² per grid cell | 7.58 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1870s | 8.12 km² per grid cell | 18.71 km² per grid cell | 10.59 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1880s | 8.84 km² per grid cell | 22.49 km² per grid cell | 13.65 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1890s | 9.62 km² per grid cell | 28.69 km² per grid cell | 19.07 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1900s | 10.45 km² per grid cell | 36.35 km² per grid cell | 25.9 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1910s | 12.17 km² per grid cell | 49.43 km² per grid cell | 37.26 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1920s | 13.76 km² per grid cell | 60.25 km² per grid cell | 46.49 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1930s | 16.51 km² per grid cell | 62.69 km² per grid cell | 46.18 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1940s | 19.62 km² per grid cell | 69.67 km² per grid cell | 50.05 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1950s | 29.37 km² per grid cell | 81.89 km² per grid cell | 52.52 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1960s | 48.72 km² per grid cell | 108.17 km² per grid cell | 59.45 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1970s | 104.85 km² per grid cell | 155.86 km² per grid cell | 51.01 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1980s | 175.13 km² per grid cell | 217.19 km² per grid cell | 42.06 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1990s | 252.02 km² per grid cell | 323.24 km² per grid cell | 71.22 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 2000s | 366.61 km² per grid cell | 492.17 km² per grid cell | 125.57 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 2010s | 528.89 km² per grid cell | 663.86 km² per grid cell | 134.97 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 2020s | 745.77 km² per grid cell | 782.97 km² per grid cell | 37.19 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, Niger or Panama?
- Niger, at 831.29 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 Niger and Panama?
- 8.58 km² per grid cell, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Panama?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Panama rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Niger ranks 101st 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.