Estonia vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 10.2 times larger than Estonia. Estonia would fit into Papua New Guinea about 10 times.
EstoniaPapua New GuineaEstonia moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Estonia is 0.1× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 10.2× the size of Estonia.
| Estonia | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 45,335 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 1,366,475 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 30 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Tallinn | Port Moresby |
| Region | Northern Europe | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Estonia sits at about 59°N and is stretched to 3.7× its true area; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Estonia 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 Estonia bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Estonia is 10.2 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Estonia covers 45,335 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Estonia fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 10 times: Papua New Guinea has 10.2× the area of Estonia.
- Why do Estonia and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Estonia is drawn about 3.7× its true area there and Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. That is why Estonia 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, Estonia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 1,366,475. Density: Estonia 30 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².