Antigua and Barbuda vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 1,052 times larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into Papua New Guinea about 1052 times.
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.0× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 1,052× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | 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. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 1,052 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 1052 times: Papua New Guinea has 1,052× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× 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, Antigua and Barbuda or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².