Eswatini vs Panama

Panama is 4.27 times larger than Eswatini. Eswatini would fit into Panama about 4.3 times.

EswatiniPanamaEswatini moved onto Panama · Equal-area projection
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Eswatini is 0.23× the area of Panama. Put the other way, Panama is 4.27× the size of Eswatini.
EswatiniPanama
Area17,364 km²74,177 km²
Population1,256,1744,571,189
Density72 / km²62 / km²
CapitalMbabanePanama City
RegionSouthern AfricaCentral America
CoastlineLandlockedHas a coast
Neighbours22

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eswatini sits at about 27°S 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 Eswatini bigger than Panama?
No. Eswatini is 4.27 times smaller than Panama. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Panama covers 74,177 km².
How many times does Eswatini fit into Panama?
About 4.3 times: Panama has 4.27× the area of Eswatini.
Why do Eswatini and Panama look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini 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, Eswatini or Panama?
Panama: 4,571,189 people against 1,256,174. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Panama 62 per km².