Bolivia vs Papua New Guinea
Bolivia is 2.37 times larger than Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea would fit into Bolivia about 2.4 times.
BoliviaPapua New GuineaBolivia moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Bolivia is 2.37× the area of Papua New Guinea.
| Bolivia | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,098,581 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 12,581,843 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 11 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | La Paz | Port Moresby |
| Region | South America | 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. Bolivia sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.09× 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 Bolivia bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- Yes. Bolivia is 2.37 times larger than Papua New Guinea. Bolivia covers 1,098,581 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Papua New Guinea fit into Bolivia?
- About 2.4 times: Bolivia has 2.37× the area of Papua New Guinea.
- Why do Bolivia and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bolivia is drawn about 1.09× 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, Bolivia or Papua New Guinea?
- Bolivia: 12,581,843 people against 10,762,817. Density: Bolivia 11 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².