Algeria vs Papua New Guinea
Algeria is 5.15 times larger than Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea would fit into Algeria about 5.1 times.
AlgeriaPapua New GuineaAlgeria moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Algeria is 5.15× the area of Papua New Guinea.
| Algeria | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,381,741 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 47,435,312 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 20 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Algiers | Port Moresby |
| Region | Northern Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Algeria sits at about 28°N and is stretched to 1.28× 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 Algeria bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- Yes. Algeria is 5.15 times larger than Papua New Guinea. Algeria covers 2,381,741 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Papua New Guinea fit into Algeria?
- About 5.1 times: Algeria has 5.15× the area of Papua New Guinea.
- Why do Algeria and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Algeria is drawn about 1.28× 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, Algeria or Papua New Guinea?
- Algeria: 47,435,312 people against 10,762,817. Density: Algeria 20 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².