Mozambique vs Panama
Mozambique is 10.8 times larger than Panama. Panama would fit into Mozambique about 11 times.
MozambiquePanamaMozambique moved onto Panama · Equal-area projection
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Mozambique is 10.8× the area of Panama.
| Mozambique | Panama | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 801,590 km² | 74,177 km² |
| Population | 35,631,653 | 4,571,189 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Maputo | Panama City |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mozambique sits at about 17°S 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 Mozambique bigger than Panama?
- Yes. Mozambique is 10.8 times larger than Panama. Mozambique covers 801,590 km² and Panama covers 74,177 km².
- How many times does Panama fit into Mozambique?
- About 11 times: Mozambique has 10.8× the area of Panama.
- Why do Mozambique and Panama look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mozambique 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, Mozambique or Panama?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 4,571,189. Density: Mozambique 44 per km², Panama 62 per km².