Guyana vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 2.15 times larger than Guyana. Guyana would fit into Papua New Guinea about 2.2 times.
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Guyana is 0.46× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 2.15× the size of Guyana.
| Guyana | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 214,970 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 835,986 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 3.9 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Georgetown | Port Moresby |
| Region | South America | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guyana sits at about 5°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Guyana bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Guyana is 2.15 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Guyana covers 214,970 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Guyana fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 2.2 times: Papua New Guinea has 2.15× the area of Guyana.
- Why do Guyana and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guyana is drawn about 1.01× 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, Guyana or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 835,986. Density: Guyana 3.9 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².