Country size comparison

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Laos is about 3.1 times bigger than Panama.

Panama is approximately 75,420 sq km, while Laos is approximately 236,800 sq km, making Laos 214% larger than Panama. Meanwhile, the population of Panama is ~4.3 million people (3.4 million more people live in Laos).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Panama vs. Laos uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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