Liberia vs Panama: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Liberia
1.79 million
in 2025
Panama
2.05 million
in 2025
Liberia rank
91st
Panama rank
88th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Liberia
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 2.05 million against 1.79 million in Liberia, a difference of 259,890.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.
Liberia ranks 91st and Panama ranks 88th of 121 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 117,116 | 354,376 | 237,260 | Panama |
| 1970s | 224,510 | 522,430 | 297,919 | Panama |
| 1980s | 537,694 | 712,705 | 175,011 | Panama |
| 1990s | 815,277 | 1.00 million | 188,555 | Panama |
| 2000s | 1.06 million | 1.34 million | 279,036 | Panama |
| 2010s | 1.25 million | 1.66 million | 405,316 | Panama |
| 2020s | 1.65 million | 1.96 million | 304,603 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Liberia or Panama?
- Panama, at 2.05 million against 1.79 million in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Liberia and Panama?
- 259,890, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Panama?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Panama rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Liberia ranks 91st and Panama ranks 88th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.