Panama vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 5.27 times larger than Panama. Panama would fit into Zimbabwe about 5.3 times.
PanamaZimbabwePanama moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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Panama is 0.19× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 5.27× the size of Panama.
| Panama | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 74,177 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 4,571,189 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Panama City | Harare |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Panama is 5.27 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Panama covers 74,177 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Panama fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 5.3 times: Zimbabwe has 5.27× the area of Panama.
- Why do Panama and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 4,571,189. Density: Panama 62 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².