Panama vs Uganda
Uganda is 3.25 times larger than Panama. Panama would fit into Uganda about 3.2 times.
PanamaUgandaPanama moved onto Uganda · Equal-area projection
0.31×
Panama is 0.31× the area of Uganda. Put the other way, Uganda is 3.25× the size of Panama.
| Panama | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 74,177 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 4,571,189 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | Panama City | Kampala |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Uganda at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- No. Panama is 3.25 times smaller than Uganda. Panama covers 74,177 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does Panama fit into Uganda?
- About 3.2 times: Uganda has 3.25× the area of Panama.
- Why do Panama and Uganda 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 Uganda about 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 4,571,189. Density: Panama 62 per km², Uganda 213 per km².