Guatemala vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 4.25 times larger than Guatemala. Guatemala would fit into Papua New Guinea about 4.3 times.
GuatemalaPapua New GuineaGuatemala moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
0.24×
Guatemala is 0.24× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 4.25× the size of Guatemala.
| Guatemala | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 108,889 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 18,687,881 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 172 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Guatemala City | Port Moresby |
| Region | Central America | 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. Guatemala sits at about 16°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Guatemala bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Guatemala is 4.25 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Guatemala covers 108,889 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Guatemala fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 4.3 times: Papua New Guinea has 4.25× the area of Guatemala.
- Why do Guatemala and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guatemala is drawn about 1.08× 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, Guatemala or Papua New Guinea?
- Guatemala: 18,687,881 people against 10,762,817. Density: Guatemala 172 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².