Guinea vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 88% larger than Guinea. Guinea would fit into Papua New Guinea about 1.9 times.
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0.53×
Guinea is 0.53× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 1.88× the size of Guinea.
| Guinea | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Port Moresby |
| Region | Western Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guinea sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Guinea bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Guinea is 47% smaller than Papua New Guinea. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 1.9 times: Papua New Guinea has 1.88× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Guinea and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guinea is drawn about 1.03× 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, Guinea or Papua New Guinea?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 10,762,817. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².