Nicaragua vs Panama
Nicaragua is 62% larger than Panama. Panama would fit into Nicaragua about 1.6 times.
NicaraguaPanamaNicaragua moved onto Panama · Equal-area projection
1.62×
Nicaragua is 1.62× the area of Panama.
| Nicaragua | Panama | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,340 km² | 74,177 km² |
| Population | 7,007,502 | 4,571,189 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Managua | Panama City |
| Region | Central America | 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. Nicaragua sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Nicaragua bigger than Panama?
- Yes. Nicaragua is 62% larger than Panama. Nicaragua covers 120,340 km² and Panama covers 74,177 km².
- How many times does Panama fit into Nicaragua?
- About 1.6 times: Nicaragua has 1.62× the area of Panama.
- Why do Nicaragua and Panama look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Nicaragua is drawn about 1.05× 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, Nicaragua or Panama?
- Nicaragua: 7,007,502 people against 4,571,189. Density: Nicaragua 58 per km², Panama 62 per km².