Dominica vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 616 times larger than Dominica. Dominica would fit into Papua New Guinea about 616 times.
DominicaPapua New GuineaDominica moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Dominica is 0.0× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 616× the size of Dominica.
| Dominica | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 751 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 65,871 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Roseau | Port Moresby |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Dominica sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Dominica bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Dominica is 616 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Dominica covers 751 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Dominica fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 616 times: Papua New Guinea has 616× the area of Dominica.
- Why do Dominica and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Dominica is drawn about 1.08× 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, Dominica or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 65,871. Density: Dominica 88 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².