Panama vs US Virgin Islands
Panama is 214 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Panama about 214 times.
PanamaUS Virgin IslandsPanama moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Panama is 214× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Panama | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 74,177 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 4,571,189 | 103,792 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Panama City | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Central America | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Panama is 214 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Panama covers 74,177 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Panama?
- About 214 times: Panama has 214× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Panama and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Panama: 4,571,189 people against 103,792. Density: Panama 62 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².