Iran vs Papua New Guinea
Iran is 3.56 times larger than Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea would fit into Iran about 3.6 times.
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Iran is 3.56× the area of Papua New Guinea.
| Iran | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,648,195 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 92,417,681 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Tehran | Port Moresby |
| Region | Southern Asia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Iran sits at about 33°N and is stretched to 1.41× 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 Iran bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- Yes. Iran is 3.56 times larger than Papua New Guinea. Iran covers 1,648,195 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Papua New Guinea fit into Iran?
- About 3.6 times: Iran has 3.56× the area of Papua New Guinea.
- Why do Iran and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Iran is drawn about 1.41× 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, Iran or Papua New Guinea?
- Iran: 92,417,681 people against 10,762,817. Density: Iran 56 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².