Chad vs Panama
Chad is 17.3 times larger than Panama. Panama would fit into Chad about 17 times.
ChadPanamaChad moved onto Panama · Equal-area projection
17.3×
Chad is 17.3× the area of Panama.
| Chad | Panama | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 74,177 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 4,571,189 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Panama City |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× 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 Chad bigger than Panama?
- Yes. Chad is 17.3 times larger than Panama. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Panama covers 74,177 km².
- How many times does Panama fit into Chad?
- About 17 times: Chad has 17.3× the area of Panama.
- Why do Chad and Panama look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× 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, Chad or Panama?
- Chad: 21,003,705 people against 4,571,189. Density: Chad 16 per km², Panama 62 per km².