Panama vs Somalia
Somalia is 8.6 times larger than Panama. Panama would fit into Somalia about 8.6 times.
PanamaSomaliaPanama moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Panama is 0.12× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 8.6× the size of Panama.
| Panama | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 74,177 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 4,571,189 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Panama City | Mogadishu |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
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; Somalia at 5° N 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 Somalia?
- No. Panama is 8.6 times smaller than Somalia. Panama covers 74,177 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Panama fit into Somalia?
- About 8.6 times: Somalia has 8.6× the area of Panama.
- Why do Panama and Somalia 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 Somalia 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 Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 4,571,189. Density: Panama 62 per km², Somalia 31 per km².