Egypt vs Papua New Guinea
Egypt is 2.18 times larger than Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea would fit into Egypt about 2.2 times.
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2.18×
Egypt is 2.18× the area of Papua New Guinea.
| Egypt | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Port Moresby |
| Region | Northern Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- Yes. Egypt is 2.18 times larger than Papua New Guinea. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Papua New Guinea fit into Egypt?
- About 2.2 times: Egypt has 2.18× the area of Papua New Guinea.
- Why do Egypt and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Papua New Guinea?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 10,762,817. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².