Belarus vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 2.23 times larger than Belarus. Belarus would fit into Papua New Guinea about 2.2 times.
BelarusPapua New GuineaBelarus moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
0.45×
Belarus is 0.45× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 2.23× the size of Belarus.
| Belarus | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 207,597 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 9,085,991 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Minsk | Port Moresby |
| Region | Eastern Europe | 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. Belarus sits at about 54°N and is stretched to 2.83× its true area; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Belarus 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 Belarus bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Belarus is 2.23 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Belarus covers 207,597 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Belarus fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 2.2 times: Papua New Guinea has 2.23× the area of Belarus.
- Why do Belarus and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Belarus is drawn about 2.83× its true area there and Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. That is why Belarus 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, Belarus or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 9,085,991. Density: Belarus 44 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².