Panama is 1.04× the size of Sierra Leone
Panama covers about 74,500 km² (28,800 mi²) and Sierra Leone about 71,600 km² (27,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 74,500km²Panama
- 71,600km²Sierra Leone
200 km
- Panama
- Sierra Leone
What fits
- Sierra Leone is 96% of the size of Panama.
- Panama is larger by 2,920 km² (1,130 mi²), which is 4.1% of the area of Sierra Leone.
- Measured in Belgiums: Panama is about 2.43, Sierra Leone about 2.33.
How they differ
- Panama is larger, but Sierra Leone has the larger population: 7.6 million against 4.6 million, 1.65× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 106 in Sierra Leone against 61 in Panama: Sierra Leone is 1.72× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,500 km apart.
- Together Panama and Sierra Leone cover 146,000 km², close to the size of Nepal (147,000 km², 0.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 2,920 km², is about the size of Samoa (2,780 km²).
- At Sierra Leone's density, Panama would have 7.9 million people (it has 4.6 million). At Panama's density, Sierra Leone would have 4.4 million (it has 7.6 million).
- Their centres lie at almost the same latitude.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Panama | 1.04× |
| More people | Sierra Leone | 1.65× |
| More crowded | Sierra Leone | 1.72× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Panama | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 2.43× | 2.33× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 0.31× | 0.29× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.21× | 0.20× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.20× | 0.19× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.14× | 0.13× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.02× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 228 | 1 in 237 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Panama | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 74,500 km²28,800 mi² | 71,600 km²27,600 mi² |
| Population | 4.6 millionWikidata, 2025 | 7.6 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Density | 61 per km² | 106 per km² |
| Official area | 74,200 km²Wikidata | 71,700 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Panama City | Freetown |
| Latitude range | 7°N to 10°N | 7°N to 10°N |
| Continent | North America | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2017, covering each whole country. 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 71,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 71,600 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- 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
- 2026-11-11