Panama vs Thailand
Thailand is 6.92 times larger than Panama. Panama would fit into Thailand about 6.9 times.
PanamaThailandPanama moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
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Panama is 0.14× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 6.92× the size of Panama.
| Panama | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 74,177 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 4,571,189 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Panama City | Bangkok |
| Region | Central America | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Thailand at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- No. Panama is 6.92 times smaller than Thailand. Panama covers 74,177 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Panama fit into Thailand?
- About 6.9 times: Thailand has 6.92× the area of Panama.
- Why do Panama and Thailand 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 Thailand about 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 4,571,189. Density: Panama 62 per km², Thailand 140 per km².