Panama vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 6.24 times larger than Panama. Panama would fit into Papua New Guinea about 6.2 times.
PanamaPapua New GuineaPanama moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Panama is 0.16× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 6.24× the size of Panama.
| Panama | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 74,177 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 4,571,189 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Panama City | Port Moresby |
| Region | Central America | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Panama sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× its true area; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Panama bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Panama is 6.24 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Panama covers 74,177 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Panama fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 6.2 times: Papua New Guinea has 6.24× the area of Panama.
- Why do Panama and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Panama is drawn about 1.02× its true area there and Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. 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, Panama or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 4,571,189. Density: Panama 62 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².