Equatorial Guinea vs Panama
Panama is 2.64 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Panama about 2.6 times.
Equatorial GuineaPanamaEquatorial Guinea moved onto Panama · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.38× the area of Panama. Put the other way, Panama is 2.64× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Panama | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 74,177 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 4,571,189 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Panama City |
| Region | Middle Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Panama?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 2.64 times smaller than Panama. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Panama covers 74,177 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Panama?
- About 2.6 times: Panama has 2.64× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Panama look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea is drawn about 1.0× 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, Equatorial Guinea or Panama?
- Panama: 4,571,189 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Panama 62 per km².