Bhutan vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 12.1 times larger than Bhutan. Bhutan would fit into Papua New Guinea about 12 times.
BhutanPapua New GuineaBhutan moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Bhutan is 0.08× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 12.1× the size of Bhutan.
| Bhutan | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Port Moresby |
| Region | Southern Asia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Bhutan sits at about 27°N and is stretched to 1.27× 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 Bhutan bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Bhutan is 12.1 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Bhutan fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 12 times: Papua New Guinea has 12.1× the area of Bhutan.
- Why do Bhutan and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bhutan is drawn about 1.27× 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, Bhutan or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².