Brazil vs Papua New Guinea
Brazil is 18.4 times larger than Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea would fit into Brazil about 18 times.
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18.4×
Brazil is 18.4× the area of Papua New Guinea.
| Brazil | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 8,515,767 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 212,812,405 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 25 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Brasilia | Port Moresby |
| Region | South America | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 10 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Brazil sits at about 11°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Brazil bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- Yes. Brazil is 18.4 times larger than Papua New Guinea. Brazil covers 8,515,767 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Papua New Guinea fit into Brazil?
- About 18 times: Brazil has 18.4× the area of Papua New Guinea.
- Why do Brazil and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Brazil is drawn about 1.04× 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, Brazil or Papua New Guinea?
- Brazil: 212,812,405 people against 10,762,817. Density: Brazil 25 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².