Kyrgyzstan vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 2.31 times larger than Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan would fit into Papua New Guinea about 2.3 times.
KyrgyzstanPapua New GuineaKyrgyzstan moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
0.43×
Kyrgyzstan is 0.43× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 2.31× the size of Kyrgyzstan.
| Kyrgyzstan | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 199,951 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 7,343,064 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 37 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Bishkek | Port Moresby |
| Region | Central Asia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Kyrgyzstan sits at about 41°N and is stretched to 1.78× its true area; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Kyrgyzstan 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 Kyrgyzstan bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Kyrgyzstan is 2.31 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Kyrgyzstan covers 199,951 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Kyrgyzstan fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 2.3 times: Papua New Guinea has 2.31× the area of Kyrgyzstan.
- Why do Kyrgyzstan and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kyrgyzstan is drawn about 1.78× its true area there and Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. That is why Kyrgyzstan 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, Kyrgyzstan or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 7,343,064. Density: Kyrgyzstan 37 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².