Guam vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 851 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Papua New Guinea about 851 times.
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Guam is 0.0× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 851× the size of Guam.
| Guam | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Port Moresby |
| Region | Micronesia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guam 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 Guam bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Guam is 851 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Guam covers 544 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 851 times: Papua New Guinea has 851× the area of Guam.
- Why do Guam and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guam 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, Guam or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 168,999. Density: Guam 311 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².