Albania vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 16.1 times larger than Albania. Albania would fit into Papua New Guinea about 16 times.
AlbaniaPapua New GuineaAlbania moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Albania is 0.06× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 16.1× the size of Albania.
| Albania | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,748 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 2,349,580 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 82 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Tirane | Port Moresby |
| Region | Southern Europe | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Albania sits at about 41°N and is stretched to 1.76× its true area; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Albania looks so much bigger than it is next to Papua New Guinea. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Albania bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Albania is 16.1 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Albania covers 28,748 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Albania fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 16 times: Papua New Guinea has 16.1× the area of Albania.
- Why do Albania and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Albania is drawn about 1.76× its true area there and Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. That is why Albania looks so much bigger than it really is next to Papua New Guinea. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Albania or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 2,349,580. Density: Albania 82 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².