Burundi vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 16.6 times larger than Burundi. Burundi would fit into Papua New Guinea about 17 times.
BurundiPapua New GuineaBurundi moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Burundi is 0.06× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 16.6× the size of Burundi.
| Burundi | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,834 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 14,390,003 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 517 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Bujumbura | Port Moresby |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Burundi sits at about 3°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Burundi bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Burundi is 16.6 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Burundi covers 27,834 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Burundi fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 17 times: Papua New Guinea has 16.6× the area of Burundi.
- Why do Burundi and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Burundi is drawn about 1.0× 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, Burundi or Papua New Guinea?
- Burundi: 14,390,003 people against 10,762,817. Density: Burundi 517 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².