Comoros vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 228 times larger than Comoros. Comoros would fit into Papua New Guinea about 228 times.
ComorosPapua New GuineaComoros moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 0.0× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 228× the size of Comoros.
| Comoros | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Port Moresby |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Comoros sits at about 12°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 Comoros bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Comoros is 228 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 228 times: Papua New Guinea has 228× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Comoros and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros 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, Comoros or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 882,847. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².