Panama vs Paraguay: Population in the largest city
Panama
67.9%
in 2025
Paraguay
73.5%
in 2025
Panama rank
10th
Paraguay rank
7th
Population in the largest city over time
- Panama
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 73.5% against 67.9% in Panama, a difference of 5.6%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 10th and Paraguay ranks 7th of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.7% | 60.0% | 1.7% | Panama |
| 1970s | 62.8% | 62.9% | 0.1% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 63.6% | 58.3% | 5.3% | Panama |
| 1990s | 64.2% | 54.9% | 9.3% | Panama |
| 2000s | 64.0% | 65.9% | 2.0% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 77.8% | 13.3% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 74.6% | 7.6% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Panama or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 73.5% against 67.9% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Panama and Paraguay?
- 5.6%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Paraguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Paraguay rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Panama ranks 10th and Paraguay ranks 7th 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.