Panama vs Yemen
Yemen is 6.14 times larger than Panama. Panama would fit into Yemen about 6.1 times.
PanamaYemenPanama moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Panama is 0.16× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 6.14× the size of Panama.
| Panama | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 74,177 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 4,571,189 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Panama City | Sana'a |
| Region | Central America | Western Asia |
| 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; Yemen at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- No. Panama is 6.14 times smaller than Yemen. Panama covers 74,177 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Panama fit into Yemen?
- About 6.1 times: Yemen has 6.14× the area of Panama.
- Why do Panama and Yemen 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 Yemen about 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 4,571,189. Density: Panama 62 per km², Yemen 92 per km².