Anguilla vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 5,086 times larger than Anguilla. Anguilla would fit into Papua New Guinea about 5086 times.
AnguillaPapua New GuineaAnguilla moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Anguilla is 0.0× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 5,086× the size of Anguilla.
| Anguilla | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 91 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 19,079 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 210 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | The Valley | Port Moresby |
| Region | Caribbean | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Anguilla sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Anguilla bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Anguilla is 5,086 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Anguilla covers 91 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Anguilla fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 5086 times: Papua New Guinea has 5,086× the area of Anguilla.
- Why do Anguilla and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Anguilla is drawn about 1.11× 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, Anguilla or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 19,079. Density: Anguilla 210 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².