Djibouti vs Panama: Population in the largest city
Djibouti
71.3%
in 2025
Panama
67.9%
in 2025
Djibouti rank
8th
Panama rank
10th
Population in the largest city over time
- Djibouti
- Panama
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 71.3% against 67.9% in Panama, a difference of 3.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 8th and Panama ranks 10th of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 5 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.1% | 61.7% | 20.3% | Djibouti |
| 1970s | 61.0% | 62.8% | 1.7% | Panama |
| 1980s | 62.0% | 63.6% | 1.6% | Panama |
| 1990s | 74.8% | 64.2% | 10.6% | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 73.6% | 64.0% | 9.6% | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 64.4% | 9.0% | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 67.0% | 4.7% | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Djibouti or Panama?
- Djibouti, at 71.3% against 67.9% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Djibouti and Panama?
- 3.4%, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Panama?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Djibouti and Panama rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Djibouti ranks 8th and Panama ranks 10th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.