Canada vs Papua New Guinea
Canada is 21.6 times larger than Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea would fit into Canada about 22 times.
CanadaPapua New GuineaCanada moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
21.6×
Canada is 21.6× the area of Papua New Guinea.
| Canada | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,984,670 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 41,651,653 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 4.2 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Ottawa | Port Moresby |
| Region | Northern America | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Canada sits at about 60°N and is stretched to 4.1× its true area; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Canada looks so much bigger than it is next to Papua New Guinea. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Canada bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- Yes. Canada is 21.6 times larger than Papua New Guinea. Canada covers 9,984,670 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Papua New Guinea fit into Canada?
- About 22 times: Canada has 21.6× the area of Papua New Guinea.
- Why do Canada and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Canada is drawn about 4.1× its true area there and Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. That is why Canada looks so much bigger than it really is next to Papua New Guinea. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Canada or Papua New Guinea?
- Canada: 41,651,653 people against 10,762,817. Density: Canada 4.2 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².