Mali vs Panama
Mali is 16.7 times larger than Panama. Panama would fit into Mali about 17 times.
MaliPanamaMali moved onto Panama · Equal-area projection
16.7×
Mali is 16.7× the area of Panama.
| Mali | Panama | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,240,192 km² | 74,177 km² |
| Population | 25,198,821 | 4,571,189 |
| Density | 20 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Bamako | Panama City |
| Region | Western Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mali sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Mali bigger than Panama?
- Yes. Mali is 16.7 times larger than Panama. Mali covers 1,240,192 km² and Panama covers 74,177 km².
- How many times does Panama fit into Mali?
- About 17 times: Mali has 16.7× the area of Panama.
- Why do Mali and Panama look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mali is drawn about 1.1× 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, Mali or Panama?
- Mali: 25,198,821 people against 4,571,189. Density: Mali 20 per km², Panama 62 per km².