Mexico vs Panama
Mexico is 26.6 times larger than Panama. Panama would fit into Mexico about 27 times.
MexicoPanamaMexico moved onto Panama · Equal-area projection
26.6×
Mexico is 26.6× the area of Panama.
| Mexico | Panama | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,972,550 km² | 74,177 km² |
| Population | 131,946,900 | 4,571,189 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Mexico City | Panama City |
| Region | Central America | 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. Mexico sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× 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 Mexico bigger than Panama?
- Yes. Mexico is 26.6 times larger than Panama. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km² and Panama covers 74,177 km².
- How many times does Panama fit into Mexico?
- About 27 times: Mexico has 26.6× the area of Panama.
- Why do Mexico and Panama look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mexico is drawn about 1.2× 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, Mexico or Panama?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 4,571,189. Density: Mexico 67 per km², Panama 62 per km².