Panama vs Syria
Syria is 2.5 times larger than Panama. Panama would fit into Syria about 2.5 times.
PanamaSyriaPanama moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
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Panama is 0.4× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 2.5× the size of Panama.
| Panama | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 74,177 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 4,571,189 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Panama City | Damascus |
| Region | Central America | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
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; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- No. Panama is 2.5 times smaller than Syria. Panama covers 74,177 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Panama fit into Syria?
- About 2.5 times: Syria has 2.5× the area of Panama.
- Why do Panama and Syria 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 Syria about 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 4,571,189. Density: Panama 62 per km², Syria 138 per km².