Panama is 1.02× the size of Baja California
Panama (North America) covers about 74,500 km² (28,800 mi²) and Baja California (state of Mexico) about 72,900 km² (28,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 74,500km²Panama
- 72,900km²Baja California
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- Panama
- Baja California
What fits
- Baja California is 98% of the size of Panama.
- Panama is larger by 1,620 km² (626 mi²), which is 2.2% of the area of Baja California.
- Measured in Belgiums: Panama is about 2.43, Baja California about 2.38.
How they differ
- Panama also has the larger population: 4.6 million against 3.3 million, 1.38× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 61 in Panama against 45 in Baja California: Panama is 1.35× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,370 km apart.
- On a standard web map Baja California looks larger than Panama: Panama at 9°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Baja California at 31°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Baja California as 1.29× the size of Panama, when Panama is 1.02× the size of Baja California.
- Together Panama and Baja California cover 147,000 km², close to the size of Nepal (147,000 km², 0.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,620 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Baja California's density, Panama would have 3.4 million people (it has 4.6 million). At Panama's density, Baja California would have 4.5 million (it has 3.3 million).
- Baja California's centre is 22.0° of latitude, about 2,450 km, farther north than Panama's.
- Panama ranks 119th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Baja California is the 10th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.7% of its area; it is the 20th most densely populated of them.
- Baja California lies about 22° of latitude (roughly 2,450 km) north of Panama.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Panama would have about 16,310 m² and each person in Baja California about 21,990 m².
- Laid side by side, Panama and Baja California would cover 147,000 km², about the same size as Nepal.
- Together they have 7.9 million people, about as many people as Togo.
- Counted as a country, Baja California would rank 119th by area and 136th by population.
Side by side
| Panama | Baja California | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryNorth America | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 74,500 km²28,800 mi² | 72,900 km²28,100 mi² |
| Official area | 74,200 km²Wikidata | 71,500 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 118th of 239worldwide | 10th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 4.6 millionWikidata, 2025 | 3.3 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 128th of 237worldwide | 14th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 61 per km² | 45 per km² |
| Capital | Panama City | Mexicali |
| Latitude range | 7°N to 10°N | 28°N to 33°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 74,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 74,500 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 72,900 km² is 2.0% above Wikidata's official figure of 71,500 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12