Panama is 1.02× the size of Chiapas
Panama (North America) covers about 74,500 km² (28,800 mi²) and Chiapas (state of Mexico) about 73,400 km² (28,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 74,500km²Panama
- 73,400km²Chiapas
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- Panama
- Chiapas
What fits
- Chiapas is 98% of the size of Panama.
- Panama is larger by 1,150 km² (443 mi²), which is 1.6% of the area of Chiapas.
- Measured in Belgiums: Panama is about 2.43, Chiapas about 2.39.
How they differ
- Panama is larger, but Chiapas has the larger population: 5.2 million against 4.6 million, 1.14× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 71 in Chiapas against 61 in Panama: Chiapas is 1.16× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,610 km apart.
- On a standard web map Chiapas looks larger than Panama: Panama at 9°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Chiapas at 16°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Chiapas as 1.05× the size of Panama, when Panama is 1.02× the size of Chiapas.
- Together Panama and Chiapas cover 148,000 km², close to the size of Nepal (147,000 km², 0.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,150 km², is about the size of São Tomé and Príncipe (1,040 km²).
- At Chiapas's density, Panama would have 5.3 million people (it has 4.6 million). At Panama's density, Chiapas would have 4.5 million (it has 5.2 million).
- Chiapas's centre is 8.0° of latitude, about 890 km, farther north than Panama's.
- Panama ranks 119th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Chiapas is the 9th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.7% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
- Chiapas lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 888 km) north of Panama.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Panama would have about 16,310 m² and each person in Chiapas about 14,060 m².
- Laid side by side, Panama and Chiapas would cover 148,000 km², about the same size as Nepal.
- Together they have 9.8 million people, about as many people as the United Arab Emirates.
- Counted as a country, Chiapas would rank 119th by area and 121st by population.
Side by side
| Panama | Chiapas | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryNorth America | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 74,500 km²28,800 mi² | 73,400 km²28,300 mi² |
| Official area | 74,200 km²Wikidata | 73,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 118th of 239worldwide | 9th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 4.6 millionWikidata, 2025 | 5.2 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 128th of 237worldwide | 7th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 61 per km² | 71 per km² |
| Capital | Panama City | Tuxtla Gutiérrez |
| Latitude range | 7°N to 10°N | 15°N to 18°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%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 73,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 73,400 km², to within 2%.
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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