Angola vs Papua New Guinea
Angola is 2.69 times larger than Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea would fit into Angola about 2.7 times.
AngolaPapua New GuineaAngola moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
2.69×
Angola is 2.69× the area of Papua New Guinea.
| Angola | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | Port Moresby |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Angola sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Angola bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- Yes. Angola is 2.69 times larger than Papua New Guinea. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Papua New Guinea fit into Angola?
- About 2.7 times: Angola has 2.69× the area of Papua New Guinea.
- Why do Angola and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Angola is drawn about 1.05× 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, Angola or Papua New Guinea?
- Angola: 39,040,039 people against 10,762,817. Density: Angola 31 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².