Panama vs Togo
Panama is 31% larger than Togo.
PanamaTogoPanama moved onto Togo · Equal-area projection
1.31×
Panama is 1.31× the area of Togo.
| Panama | Togo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 74,177 km² | 56,785 km² |
| Population | 4,571,189 | 8,591,626 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 151 / km² |
| Capital | Panama City | Lome |
| Region | Central America | Western 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; Togo at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Togo?
- Yes. Panama is 31% larger than Togo. Panama covers 74,177 km² and Togo covers 56,785 km².
- How many times does Togo fit into Panama?
- About 1.3 times: Panama has 1.31× the area of Togo.
- Why do Panama and Togo 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 Togo about 1.02×. 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 Togo?
- Togo: 8,591,626 people against 4,571,189. Density: Panama 62 per km², Togo 151 per km².