Finland vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 37% larger than Finland.
FinlandPapua New GuineaFinland moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Finland is 0.73× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 1.37× the size of Finland.
| Finland | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 338,478 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 5,646,436 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 17 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Helsinki | Port Moresby |
| Region | Northern Europe | 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. Finland sits at about 64°N and is stretched to 5.3× its true area; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Finland 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 Finland bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Finland is 27% smaller than Papua New Guinea. Finland covers 338,478 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Finland fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 1.4 times: Papua New Guinea has 1.37× the area of Finland.
- Why do Finland and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Finland is drawn about 5.3× its true area there and Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. That is why Finland 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, Finland or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 5,646,436. Density: Finland 17 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².