Panama vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 12.3 times larger than Panama. Panama would fit into Venezuela about 12 times.
PanamaVenezuelaPanama moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Panama is 0.08× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 12.3× the size of Panama.
| Panama | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 74,177 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 4,571,189 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Panama City | Caracas |
| Region | Central America | South America |
| 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; Venezuela at 7° 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 Venezuela?
- No. Panama is 12.3 times smaller than Venezuela. Panama covers 74,177 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Panama fit into Venezuela?
- About 12 times: Venezuela has 12.3× the area of Panama.
- Why do Panama and Venezuela 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 Venezuela 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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 4,571,189. Density: Panama 62 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².