Panama is 1.27× the size of Michoacán
Panama (North America) covers about 74,500 km² (28,800 mi²) and Michoacán (state of Mexico) about 58,900 km² (22,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 74,500km²Panama
- 58,900km²Michoacán
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- Panama
- Michoacán
What fits
- Michoacán is 79% of the size of Panama.
- Panama is larger by 15,600 km² (6,040 mi²), which is 27% of the area of Michoacán.
- Measured in Belgiums: Panama is about 2.43, Michoacán about 1.92.
How they differ
- Panama is larger, but Michoacán has the larger population: 4.6 million against 4.6 million, 1.00× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 78 in Michoacán against 61 in Panama: Michoacán is 1.27× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,630 km apart.
- Together Panama and Michoacán cover 133,000 km², close to the size of Greece (131,000 km², 1.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 15,600 km², is about the size of East Timor (15,100 km²).
- At Michoacán's density, Panama would have 5.8 million people (it has 4.6 million). At Panama's density, Michoacán would have 3.6 million (it has 4.6 million).
- Michoacán's centre is 10.7° of latitude, about 1,190 km, farther north than Panama's.
- Panama ranks 119th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Michoacán is the 16th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.0% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Michoacán lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,190 km) north of Panama.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Panama would have about 16,310 m² and each person in Michoacán about 12,840 m².
- Laid side by side, Panama and Michoacán would cover 133,000 km², about the same size as Greece.
- Together they have 9.2 million people, about as many people as Switzerland.
- Counted as a country, Michoacán would rank 126th by area and 128th by population.
Side by side
| Panama | Michoacán | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryNorth America | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 74,500 km²28,800 mi² | 58,900 km²22,700 mi² |
| Official area | 74,200 km²Wikidata | 58,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 118th of 239worldwide | 16th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 4.6 millionWikidata, 2025 | 4.6 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 128th of 237worldwide | 9th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 61 per km² | 78 per km² |
| Capital | Panama City | Morelia |
| Latitude range | 7°N to 10°N | 18°N to 20°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 58,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 58,900 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