Jersey vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 3,922 times larger than Jersey. Jersey would fit into Papua New Guinea about 3922 times.
JerseyPapua New GuineaJersey moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Jersey is 0.0× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 3,922× the size of Jersey.
| Jersey | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 118 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 103,267 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 875 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Saint Helier | Port Moresby |
| Region | Northern Europe | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Jersey sits at about 49°N and is stretched to 2.34× its true area; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Jersey 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 Jersey bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Jersey is 3,922 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Jersey covers 118 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Jersey fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 3922 times: Papua New Guinea has 3,922× the area of Jersey.
- Why do Jersey and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Jersey is drawn about 2.34× its true area there and Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. That is why Jersey 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, Jersey or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 103,267. Density: Jersey 875 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².