Gambia vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 41.0 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Papua New Guinea about 41 times.
GambiaPapua New GuineaGambia moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.02× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 41.0× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Port Moresby |
| Region | Western Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Gambia sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Gambia bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Gambia is 41.0 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 41 times: Papua New Guinea has 41.0× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gambia is drawn about 1.06× 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, Gambia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².