Panama vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 2.21 times larger than Panama. Panama would fit into Tunisia about 2.2 times.
PanamaTunisiaPanama moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
0.45×
Panama is 0.45× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 2.21× the size of Panama.
| Panama | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 74,177 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 4,571,189 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Panama City | Tunis |
| Region | Central America | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- No. Panama is 2.21 times smaller than Tunisia. Panama covers 74,177 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Panama fit into Tunisia?
- About 2.2 times: Tunisia has 2.21× the area of Panama.
- Why do Panama and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 4,571,189. Density: Panama 62 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².