Cambodia vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 2.56 times larger than Cambodia. Cambodia would fit into Papua New Guinea about 2.6 times.
CambodiaPapua New GuineaCambodia moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
0.39×
Cambodia is 0.39× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 2.56× the size of Cambodia.
| Cambodia | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181,035 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 17,847,982 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Phnom Penh | Port Moresby |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Cambodia sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Cambodia bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Cambodia is 2.56 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Cambodia covers 181,035 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Cambodia fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 2.6 times: Papua New Guinea has 2.56× the area of Cambodia.
- Why do Cambodia and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cambodia is drawn about 1.05× 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, Cambodia or Papua New Guinea?
- Cambodia: 17,847,982 people against 10,762,817. Density: Cambodia 99 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².