Benin vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 4.03 times larger than Benin. Benin would fit into Papua New Guinea about 4.0 times.
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Benin is 0.25× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 4.03× the size of Benin.
| Benin | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 114,763 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 14,814,460 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 129 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Porto-Novo | Port Moresby |
| Region | Western Africa | 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. Benin sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Benin bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Benin is 4.03 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Benin covers 114,763 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Benin fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 4.0 times: Papua New Guinea has 4.03× the area of Benin.
- Why do Benin and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Benin is drawn about 1.03× 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, Benin or Papua New Guinea?
- Benin: 14,814,460 people against 10,762,817. Density: Benin 129 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².