Andorra vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 989 times larger than Andorra. Andorra would fit into Papua New Guinea about 989 times.
AndorraPapua New GuineaAndorra moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Andorra is 0.0× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 989× the size of Andorra.
| Andorra | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 468 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 82,904 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 177 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Andorra la Vella | Port Moresby |
| Region | Southern Europe | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Andorra sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.84× its true area; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Andorra 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 Andorra bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Andorra is 989 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Andorra covers 468 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Andorra fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 989 times: Papua New Guinea has 989× the area of Andorra.
- Why do Andorra and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Andorra is drawn about 1.84× its true area there and Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. That is why Andorra 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, Andorra or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 82,904. Density: Andorra 177 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².