Panama vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 30.3 times larger than Panama. Panama would fit into Saudi Arabia about 30 times.
PanamaSaudi ArabiaPanama moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Panama is 0.03× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 30.3× the size of Panama.
| Panama | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 74,177 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 4,571,189 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Panama City | Riyadh |
| Region | Central America | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Panama is 30.3 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Panama covers 74,177 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Panama fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 30 times: Saudi Arabia has 30.3× the area of Panama.
- Why do Panama and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 4,571,189. Density: Panama 62 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².