Djibouti vs Panama
Panama is 3.2 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Panama about 3.2 times.
DjiboutiPanamaDjibouti moved onto Panama · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.31× the area of Panama. Put the other way, Panama is 3.2× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Panama | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 74,177 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 4,571,189 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Panama City |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Djibouti sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Djibouti bigger than Panama?
- No. Djibouti is 3.2 times smaller than Panama. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Panama covers 74,177 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Panama?
- About 3.2 times: Panama has 3.2× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Panama look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Djibouti is drawn about 1.04× 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, Djibouti or Panama?
- Panama: 4,571,189 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Panama 62 per km².