Panama vs Turkmenistan: Urban area over the long-term
Panama
822.71 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Turkmenistan
770.36 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Panama rank
102nd
Turkmenistan rank
105th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Panama
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Panama currently reports 822.71 km² per grid cell against 770.36 km² per grid cell in Turkmenistan, a difference of 52.35 km² per grid cell.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 102nd and Turkmenistan ranks 105th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 14 and Turkmenistan in 26.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1100s | 0.0039 km² per grid cell | 0.0014 km² per grid cell | 0.0025 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1200s | 0.013 km² per grid cell | 0.0045 km² per grid cell | 0.0085 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1300s | 0.0433 km² per grid cell | 0.0145 km² per grid cell | 0.0289 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1400s | 0.1444 km² per grid cell | 0.0463 km² per grid cell | 0.0981 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1500s | 0.4814 km² per grid cell | 0.1515 km² per grid cell | 0.3299 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1600s | 0.7221 km² per grid cell | 0.5304 km² per grid cell | 0.1917 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1700s | 1.08 km² per grid cell | 1.76 km² per grid cell | 0.6784 km² per grid cell | Turkmenistan |
| 1710s | 1.28 km² per grid cell | 1.88 km² per grid cell | 0.5953 km² per grid cell | Turkmenistan |
| 1720s | 1.48 km² per grid cell | 1.98 km² per grid cell | 0.5033 km² per grid cell | Turkmenistan |
| 1730s | 1.71 km² per grid cell | 2.09 km² per grid cell | 0.3872 km² per grid cell | Turkmenistan |
| 1740s | 1.97 km² per grid cell | 2.21 km² per grid cell | 0.2425 km² per grid cell | Turkmenistan |
| 1750s | 2.27 km² per grid cell | 2.33 km² per grid cell | 0.0644 km² per grid cell | Turkmenistan |
| 1760s | 2.62 km² per grid cell | 2.46 km² per grid cell | 0.1529 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1770s | 3.02 km² per grid cell | 2.6 km² per grid cell | 0.416 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1780s | 3.48 km² per grid cell | 2.78 km² per grid cell | 0.6984 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1790s | 4.01 km² per grid cell | 3.67 km² per grid cell | 0.3423 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 1800s | 4.62 km² per grid cell | 4.84 km² per grid cell | 0.2161 km² per grid cell | Turkmenistan |
| 1810s | 5.33 km² per grid cell | 6.38 km² per grid cell | 1.05 km² per grid cell | Turkmenistan |
| 1820s | 6.52 km² per grid cell | 8.42 km² per grid cell | 1.9 km² per grid cell | Turkmenistan |
| 1830s | 7.98 km² per grid cell | 11.11 km² per grid cell | 3.13 km² per grid cell | Turkmenistan |
| 1840s | 9.77 km² per grid cell | 14.66 km² per grid cell | 4.88 km² per grid cell | Turkmenistan |
| 1850s | 11.96 km² per grid cell | 19.32 km² per grid cell | 7.35 km² per grid cell | Turkmenistan |
| 1860s | 15.09 km² per grid cell | 25.37 km² per grid cell | 10.27 km² per grid cell | Turkmenistan |
| 1870s | 18.71 km² per grid cell | 32.96 km² per grid cell | 14.25 km² per grid cell | Turkmenistan |
| 1880s | 22.49 km² per grid cell | 41.72 km² per grid cell | 19.23 km² per grid cell | Turkmenistan |
| 1890s | 28.69 km² per grid cell | 50.18 km² per grid cell | 21.49 km² per grid cell | Turkmenistan |
| 1900s | 36.35 km² per grid cell | 56.21 km² per grid cell | 19.86 km² per grid cell | Turkmenistan |
| 1910s | 49.43 km² per grid cell | 59.15 km² per grid cell | 9.72 km² per grid cell | Turkmenistan |
| 1920s | 60.25 km² per grid cell | 60.95 km² per grid cell | 0.7061 km² per grid cell | Turkmenistan |
| 1930s | 62.69 km² per grid cell | 64.8 km² per grid cell | 2.11 km² per grid cell | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 69.67 km² per grid cell | 73.99 km² per grid cell | 4.32 km² per grid cell | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 81.89 km² per grid cell | 105.49 km² per grid cell | 23.6 km² per grid cell | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 108.17 km² per grid cell | 152.53 km² per grid cell | 44.37 km² per grid cell | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 155.86 km² per grid cell | 213.28 km² per grid cell | 57.42 km² per grid cell | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 217.19 km² per grid cell | 278.27 km² per grid cell | 61.08 km² per grid cell | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 323.24 km² per grid cell | 369.63 km² per grid cell | 46.38 km² per grid cell | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 492.17 km² per grid cell | 471.08 km² per grid cell | 21.1 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 2010s | 663.86 km² per grid cell | 607.25 km² per grid cell | 56.62 km² per grid cell | Panama |
| 2020s | 782.97 km² per grid cell | 733.93 km² per grid cell | 49.03 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, Panama or Turkmenistan?
- Panama, at 822.71 km² per grid cell against 770.36 km² per grid cell in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Panama and Turkmenistan?
- 52.35 km² per grid cell, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Turkmenistan?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Turkmenistan rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Panama ranks 102nd and Turkmenistan ranks 105th 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.