Country size comparison
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United States is about 130 times bigger than Panama.
Panama is approximately 75,420 sq km, while United States is approximately 9,833,517 sq km, making United States 12,938% larger than Panama. Meanwhile, the population of Panama is ~4.3 million people (333.0 million more people live in United States).
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
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Moving from United States to Panama · UN DESA 2020
16,867 people born in United States live in Panama.
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