Eritrea vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 3.94 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Papua New Guinea about 3.9 times.
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Eritrea is 0.25× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 3.94× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | 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. Eritrea 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 Eritrea bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Eritrea is 3.94 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 3.9 times: Papua New Guinea has 3.94× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea 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, Eritrea or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².