Country size comparison
compared to
North Carolina is about 1.7 times bigger than Panama.
Panama is approximately 75,420 sq km, while North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, making North Carolina 67% larger than Panama. Meanwhile, the population of Panama is ~4.3 million people (5.2 million more people live in North Carolina).
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