Austria vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 5.52 times larger than Austria. Austria would fit into Papua New Guinea about 5.5 times.
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Austria is 0.18× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 5.52× the size of Austria.
| Austria | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 83,879 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 9,208,163 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 110 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Vienna | Port Moresby |
| Region | Western Europe | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 8 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Austria sits at about 48°N and is stretched to 2.2× its true area; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Austria 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 Austria bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Austria is 5.52 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Austria covers 83,879 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Austria fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 5.5 times: Papua New Guinea has 5.52× the area of Austria.
- Why do Austria and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Austria is drawn about 2.2× its true area there and Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. That is why Austria 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, Austria or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 9,208,163. Density: Austria 110 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².