Croatia vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 8.18 times larger than Croatia. Croatia would fit into Papua New Guinea about 8.2 times.
CroatiaPapua New GuineaCroatia moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Croatia is 0.12× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 8.18× the size of Croatia.
| Croatia | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 56,594 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 3,876,200 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 68 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Zagreb | Port Moresby |
| Region | Southern Europe | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Croatia sits at about 45°N and is stretched to 2.01× its true area; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Croatia 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 Croatia bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Croatia is 8.18 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Croatia covers 56,594 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Croatia fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 8.2 times: Papua New Guinea has 8.18× the area of Croatia.
- Why do Croatia and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Croatia is drawn about 2.01× its true area there and Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. That is why Croatia 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, Croatia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 3,876,200. Density: Croatia 68 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².