Aruba vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 2,586 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Papua New Guinea about 2586 times.
ArubaPapua New GuineaAruba moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 0.0× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 2,586× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | 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. Aruba sits at about 13°N 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 Aruba bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Aruba is 2,586 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Aruba covers 179 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 2586 times: Papua New Guinea has 2,586× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba 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, Aruba or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².