Curaçao vs Panama
Panama is 167 times larger than Curaçao. Curaçao would fit into Panama about 167 times.
CuraçaoPanamaCuraçao moved onto Panama · Equal-area projection
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Curaçao is 0.01× the area of Panama. Put the other way, Panama is 167× the size of Curaçao.
| Curaçao | Panama | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 444 km² | 74,177 km² |
| Population | 156,263 | 4,571,189 |
| Density | 352 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Willemstad | Panama City |
| Region | Caribbean | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Curaçao sits at about 12°N 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 Curaçao bigger than Panama?
- No. Curaçao is 167 times smaller than Panama. Curaçao covers 444 km² and Panama covers 74,177 km².
- How many times does Curaçao fit into Panama?
- About 167 times: Panama has 167× the area of Curaçao.
- Why do Curaçao and Panama look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Curaçao 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, Curaçao or Panama?
- Panama: 4,571,189 people against 156,263. Density: Curaçao 352 per km², Panama 62 per km².