Belgium vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 15.1 times larger than Belgium. Belgium would fit into Papua New Guinea about 15 times.
BelgiumPapua New GuineaBelgium moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Belgium is 0.07× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 15.1× the size of Belgium.
| Belgium | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,688 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 11,941,781 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 389 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Brussels | Port Moresby |
| Region | Western Europe | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Belgium sits at about 51°N and is stretched to 2.49× its true area; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Belgium 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 Belgium bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Belgium is 15.1 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Belgium covers 30,688 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Belgium fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 15 times: Papua New Guinea has 15.1× the area of Belgium.
- Why do Belgium and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Belgium is drawn about 2.49× its true area there and Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. That is why Belgium 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, Belgium or Papua New Guinea?
- Belgium: 11,941,781 people against 10,762,817. Density: Belgium 389 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².