Jordan vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 5.18 times larger than Jordan. Jordan would fit into Papua New Guinea about 5.2 times.
JordanPapua New GuineaJordan moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Jordan is 0.19× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 5.18× the size of Jordan.
| Jordan | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 89,341 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 11,520,684 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 129 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Amman | 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. Jordan 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 Jordan bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Jordan is 5.18 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Jordan covers 89,341 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Jordan fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 5.2 times: Papua New Guinea has 5.18× the area of Jordan.
- Why do Jordan and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Jordan 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, Jordan or Papua New Guinea?
- Jordan: 11,520,684 people against 10,762,817. Density: Jordan 129 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².