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American Samoa vs Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea is 2,326 times larger than American Samoa. American Samoa would fit into Papua New Guinea about 2326 times.

American SamoaPapua New GuineaAmerican Samoa moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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American Samoa is 0.0× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 2,326× the size of American Samoa.
American SamoaPapua New Guinea
Area199 km²462,840 km²
Population46,02910,762,817
Density231 / km²23 / km²
CapitalPago PagoPort Moresby
RegionPolynesiaMelanesia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours01

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. American Samoa sits at about 14°S and is stretched to 1.06× 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is American Samoa bigger than Papua New Guinea?
No. American Samoa is 2,326 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. American Samoa covers 199 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
How many times does American Samoa fit into Papua New Guinea?
About 2326 times: Papua New Guinea has 2,326× the area of American Samoa.
Why do American Samoa and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. American Samoa is drawn about 1.06× 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, American Samoa or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 46,029. Density: American Samoa 231 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².
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