Egypt vs Panama
Egypt is 13.6 times larger than Panama. Panama would fit into Egypt about 14 times.
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Egypt is 13.6× the area of Panama.
| Egypt | Panama | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 74,177 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 4,571,189 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Panama City |
| Region | Northern 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. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Panama?
- Yes. Egypt is 13.6 times larger than Panama. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Panama covers 74,177 km².
- How many times does Panama fit into Egypt?
- About 14 times: Egypt has 13.6× the area of Panama.
- Why do Egypt and Panama look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Panama?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 4,571,189. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Panama 62 per km².