Ireland vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 6.63 times larger than Ireland. Ireland would fit into Papua New Guinea about 6.6 times.
IrelandPapua New GuineaIreland moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Ireland is 0.15× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 6.63× the size of Ireland.
| Ireland | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 69,797 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 5,484,367 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Dublin | Port Moresby |
| Region | Northern Europe | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ireland sits at about 53°N and is stretched to 2.78× its true area; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Ireland looks so much bigger than it is next to Papua New Guinea. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Ireland bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Ireland is 6.63 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Ireland covers 69,797 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Ireland fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 6.6 times: Papua New Guinea has 6.63× the area of Ireland.
- Why do Ireland and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ireland is drawn about 2.78× its true area there and Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. That is why Ireland looks so much bigger than it really is next to Papua New Guinea. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Ireland or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 5,484,367. Density: Ireland 79 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².