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title: "Panama vs Spain — area, population, currency"
description: "Panama is 75,420 km² with 4,571,189 people; Spain is 505,370 km² with 49,355,143. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/panama-vs-spain/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Panama vs Spain

**Panama vs Spain: Spain is larger; Spain has more people**

75,420 km² vs 505,370 km² · 4,571,189 vs 49,355,143

Spain is 6.7 times larger than Panama — 505,370 against 75,420 km². Spain is 11 times more populous than Panama — 49,355,143 against 4,571,189 people.

## Side by side

|  | Panama | Spain |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Panama City | Madrid |
| Area | 75,420 km² | 505,370 km² |
| Population | 4,571,189 (2025) | 49,355,143 (2025) |
| Density | 60.6 /km² | 97.7 /km² |
| Currency | Panamanian balboa (PAB) | Euro (EUR) |
| Official languages | Spanish | Spanish |
| Time zones | UTC-05:00 | UTC+00:00, UTC+01:00 |
| Calling code | +507 | +34 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | North America | Europe |
| ISO codes | PA / PAN | ES / ESP |

## Population density

Spain is 1.6 times more densely populated than Panama — 98 against 61 people per km². Density is where area and population interact, and it often reverses the impression the headline figures give — a large country with a small population can feel emptier than a small crowded one by an enormous margin.

## Practical differences

- Different currencies: the Panamanian balboa and the Euro.
- Spain spans 2 time zones, so "local time" there is not a single answer.
- Different continents — North America and Europe.

## Panama

The canal is 82 km long and lifts ships 26 m up to Gatún Lake and back down, using gravity-fed fresh water rather than pumps. Because the isthmus curves, a ship going from the Atlantic to the Pacific travels roughly south-east. The Darién Gap is the only break in the 30,000 km Pan-American Highway.

## Spain

After Switzerland, Spain is the most mountainous country in Europe, with an average elevation around 650 m. The Canary Islands sit off Africa, which is why part of Spain is on a different time zone and why Teide, at 3,715 m, is the country's highest point. Spain has more olive trees than any other country, around 340 million.

> Neutral facts only. Nothing here addresses politics, government, economics or which country is preferable in any respect — population is the one figure that dates, and it carries its year.

## Common questions

### Is Panama bigger than Spain?

Spain is larger — 505,370 km² against 75,420 km².

### Which has more people, Panama or Spain?

Spain, with 49,355,143 against 4,571,189.

### What is the time difference between Panama and Spain?

Panama is UTC-05:00 and Spain is UTC+00:00, UTC+01:00. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it.

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## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]