Djibouti vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 19.9 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Papua New Guinea about 20 times.
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Djibouti is 0.05× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 19.9× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Port Moresby |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Djibouti sits at about 12°N 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 Djibouti bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Djibouti is 20.0 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 20 times: Papua New Guinea has 19.9× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Djibouti 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, Djibouti or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².