Country size comparison

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Illinois is about 1.9 times bigger than Panama.

Panama is approximately 75,420 sq km, while Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, making Illinois 91% larger than Panama. Meanwhile, the population of Panama is ~4.3 million people (8.5 million more people live in Illinois).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Panama vs. Illinois uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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