Ethiopia vs Papua New Guinea
Ethiopia is 2.39 times larger than Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea would fit into Ethiopia about 2.4 times.
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Ethiopia is 2.39× the area of Papua New Guinea.
| Ethiopia | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Port Moresby |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ethiopia sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Ethiopia bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- Yes. Ethiopia is 2.39 times larger than Papua New Guinea. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Papua New Guinea fit into Ethiopia?
- About 2.4 times: Ethiopia has 2.39× the area of Papua New Guinea.
- Why do Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ethiopia is drawn about 1.02× 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, Ethiopia or Papua New Guinea?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 10,762,817. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².