Belize vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 20.2 times larger than Belize. Belize would fit into Papua New Guinea about 20 times.
BelizePapua New GuineaBelize moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Belize is 0.05× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 20.2× the size of Belize.
| Belize | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 22,966 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 422,924 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 18 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Belmopan | Port Moresby |
| Region | Central America | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Belize sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Belize bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Belize is 20.2 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Belize covers 22,966 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Belize fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 20 times: Papua New Guinea has 20.2× the area of Belize.
- Why do Belize and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Belize is drawn about 1.1× 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, Belize or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 422,924. Density: Belize 18 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².