Israel vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 22.3 times larger than Israel. Israel would fit into Papua New Guinea about 22 times.
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Israel is 0.04× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 22.3× the size of Israel.
| Israel | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,770 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 10,122,800 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 487 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Jerusalem | Port Moresby |
| Region | Western Asia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Israel sits at about 31°N and is stretched to 1.37× 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 Israel bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Israel is 22.3 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Israel covers 20,770 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 22 times: Papua New Guinea has 22.3× the area of Israel.
- Why do Israel and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Israel is drawn about 1.37× 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, Israel or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 10,122,800. Density: Israel 487 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².