Greece vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 3.51 times larger than Greece. Greece would fit into Papua New Guinea about 3.5 times.
GreecePapua New GuineaGreece moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
0.29×
Greece is 0.29× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 3.51× the size of Greece.
| Greece | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Port Moresby |
| Region | Southern Europe | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Greece sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.66× its true area; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Greece 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 Greece bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Greece is 3.51 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Greece covers 131,957 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Greece fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 3.5 times: Papua New Guinea has 3.51× the area of Greece.
- Why do Greece and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Greece is drawn about 1.66× its true area there and Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. That is why Greece 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, Greece or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 10,413,962. Density: Greece 79 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².