Country size comparison
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Papua New Guinea is about 6 times bigger than Panama.
Panama is approximately 75,420 sq km, while Papua New Guinea is approximately 462,840 sq km, making Papua New Guinea 514% larger than Panama. Meanwhile, the population of Panama is ~4.3 million people (5.3 million more people live in Papua New Guinea).
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