Panama vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 12.8 times larger than Panama. Panama would fit into Tanzania about 13 times.
PanamaTanzaniaPanama moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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Panama is 0.08× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 12.8× the size of Panama.
| Panama | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 74,177 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 4,571,189 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Panama City | Dodoma |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 8 |
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; Tanzania 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 Tanzania?
- No. Panama is 12.8 times smaller than Tanzania. Panama covers 74,177 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Panama fit into Tanzania?
- About 13 times: Tanzania has 12.8× the area of Panama.
- Why do Panama and Tanzania 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 Tanzania 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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 4,571,189. Density: Panama 62 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².