Azerbaijan vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 5.34 times larger than Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan would fit into Papua New Guinea about 5.3 times.
AzerbaijanPapua New GuineaAzerbaijan moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
0.19×
Azerbaijan is 0.19× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 5.34× the size of Azerbaijan.
| Azerbaijan | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 86,600 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 10,246,996 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 118 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Baku | Port Moresby |
| Region | Western Asia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Azerbaijan sits at about 40°N and is stretched to 1.72× its true area; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Azerbaijan 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 Azerbaijan bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Azerbaijan is 5.34 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Azerbaijan covers 86,600 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Azerbaijan fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 5.3 times: Papua New Guinea has 5.34× the area of Azerbaijan.
- Why do Azerbaijan and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Azerbaijan is drawn about 1.72× its true area there and Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. That is why Azerbaijan 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, Azerbaijan or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 10,246,996. Density: Azerbaijan 118 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².