France vs Papua New Guinea
France is 39% larger than Papua New Guinea.
FrancePapua New GuineaFrance moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
1.39×
France is 1.39× the area of Papua New Guinea.
| France | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 643,801 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 68,720,337 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 107 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Paris | Port Moresby |
| Region | Western Europe | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 10 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. France sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.87× its true area; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why France 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 France bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- Yes. France is 39% larger than Papua New Guinea. France covers 643,801 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Papua New Guinea fit into France?
- About 1.4 times: France has 1.39× the area of Papua New Guinea.
- Why do France and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. France is drawn about 1.87× its true area there and Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. That is why France 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, France or Papua New Guinea?
- France: 68,720,337 people against 10,762,817. Density: France 107 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².