Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea
Afghanistan is 41% larger than Papua New Guinea.
AfghanistanPapua New GuineaAfghanistan moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
1.41×
Afghanistan is 1.41× the area of Papua New Guinea.
| Afghanistan | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Port Moresby |
| Region | Southern Asia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 41% larger than Papua New Guinea. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Papua New Guinea fit into Afghanistan?
- About 1.4 times: Afghanistan has 1.41× the area of Papua New Guinea.
- Why do Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Papua New Guinea?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 10,762,817. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².