Kenya vs Papua New Guinea
Kenya is 26% larger than Papua New Guinea.
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1.26×
Kenya is 1.26× the area of Papua New Guinea.
| Kenya | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,309 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 57,532,493 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Nairobi | Port Moresby |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Kenya sits at about 1°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Kenya bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- Yes. Kenya is 26% larger than Papua New Guinea. Kenya covers 581,309 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Papua New Guinea fit into Kenya?
- About 1.3 times: Kenya has 1.26× the area of Papua New Guinea.
- Why do Kenya and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kenya is drawn about 1.0× 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, Kenya or Papua New Guinea?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 10,762,817. Density: Kenya 99 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².