Eswatini vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 26.7 times larger than Eswatini. Eswatini would fit into Papua New Guinea about 27 times.
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Eswatini is 0.04× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 26.7× the size of Eswatini.
| Eswatini | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Port Moresby |
| Region | Southern Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Eswatini sits at about 27°S 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 Eswatini bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Eswatini is 26.7 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 27 times: Papua New Guinea has 26.7× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Eswatini and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini 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, Eswatini or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 1,256,174. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².