Panama vs Seychelles: Rural population growth
Panama
0.8%
in 2025
Seychelles
0.8%
in 2025
Panama rank
68th
Seychelles rank
67th
Rural population growth over time
- Panama
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Panama, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Seychelles ahead.
Panama ranks 68th and Seychelles ranks 67th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 6 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Panama |
| 1970s | 2.2% | -0.4% | 2.5% | Panama |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Panama |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 2.5% | 2.4% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Panama |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Panama |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.7% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population growth, Panama or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population growth between Panama and Seychelles?
- 0.0%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Seychelles?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Seychelles rank globally for rural population growth?
- Panama ranks 68th and Seychelles ranks 67th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.