Country size comparison
compared to
New Jersey is about 3.9 times smaller than Panama.
Panama is approximately 75,420 sq km, while New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, making New Jersey 25.47% the size of Panama. Meanwhile, the population of Panama is ~4.3 million people (4.5 million more people live in New Jersey).
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