Denmark vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 10.8 times larger than Denmark. Denmark would fit into Papua New Guinea about 11 times.
DenmarkPapua New GuineaDenmark moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Denmark is 0.09× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 10.8× the size of Denmark.
| Denmark | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 42,925 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 6,009,169 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 140 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Copenhagen | Port Moresby |
| Region | Northern Europe | 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. Denmark sits at about 56°N and is stretched to 3.19× its true area; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Denmark 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 Denmark bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Denmark is 10.8 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Denmark covers 42,925 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Denmark fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 11 times: Papua New Guinea has 10.8× the area of Denmark.
- Why do Denmark and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Denmark is drawn about 3.19× its true area there and Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. That is why Denmark 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, Denmark or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 6,009,169. Density: Denmark 140 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².