Angola vs Panama
Angola is 16.8 times larger than Panama. Panama would fit into Angola about 17 times.
AngolaPanamaAngola moved onto Panama · Equal-area projection
16.8×
Angola is 16.8× the area of Panama.
| Angola | Panama | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 74,177 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 4,571,189 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | Panama City |
| Region | Middle Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Angola sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Angola bigger than Panama?
- Yes. Angola is 16.8 times larger than Panama. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and Panama covers 74,177 km².
- How many times does Panama fit into Angola?
- About 17 times: Angola has 16.8× the area of Panama.
- Why do Angola and Panama look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Angola is drawn about 1.05× 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, Angola or Panama?
- Angola: 39,040,039 people against 4,571,189. Density: Angola 31 per km², Panama 62 per km².