Kuwait vs Panama: Population in the largest city
Kuwait
70.0%
in 2025
Panama
67.9%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
9th
Panama rank
10th
Population in the largest city over time
- Kuwait
- Panama
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 70.0% against 67.9% in Panama, a difference of 2.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 9th and Panama ranks 10th of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.1% | 61.7% | 14.4% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 72.4% | 62.8% | 9.6% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 61.0% | 63.6% | 2.6% | Panama |
| 1990s | 74.3% | 64.2% | 10.1% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 68.2% | 64.0% | 4.3% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 64.4% | 3.0% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 70.1% | 67.0% | 3.1% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Kuwait or Panama?
- Kuwait, at 70.0% against 67.9% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Kuwait and Panama?
- 2.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Panama?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Panama rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Kuwait ranks 9th 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.