Afghanistan vs Panama
Afghanistan is 8.79 times larger than Panama. Panama would fit into Afghanistan about 8.8 times.
AfghanistanPanamaAfghanistan moved onto Panama · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 8.79× the area of Panama.
| Afghanistan | Panama | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 74,177 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 4,571,189 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Panama City |
| Region | Southern Asia | Central America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Panama at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Panama?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 8.79 times larger than Panama. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Panama covers 74,177 km².
- How many times does Panama fit into Afghanistan?
- About 8.8 times: Afghanistan has 8.79× the area of Panama.
- Why do Afghanistan and Panama look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Panama about 1.02×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Panama?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 4,571,189. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Panama 62 per km².