Indonesia vs Papua New Guinea
Indonesia is 4.11 times larger than Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea would fit into Indonesia about 4.1 times.
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4.11×
Indonesia is 4.11× the area of Papua New Guinea.
| Indonesia | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Port Moresby |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | 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. Indonesia sits at about 2°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Indonesia bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- Yes. Indonesia is 4.11 times larger than Papua New Guinea. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Papua New Guinea fit into Indonesia?
- About 4.1 times: Indonesia has 4.11× the area of Papua New Guinea.
- Why do Indonesia and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Indonesia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Indonesia or Papua New Guinea?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 10,762,817. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².