Luxembourg vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 178 times larger than Luxembourg. Luxembourg would fit into Papua New Guinea about 178 times.
LuxembourgPapua New GuineaLuxembourg moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Luxembourg is 0.01× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 178× the size of Luxembourg.
| Luxembourg | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,593 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 686,970 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 265 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Luxembourg | Port Moresby |
| Region | Western Europe | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Luxembourg sits at about 50°N and is stretched to 2.4× its true area; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Luxembourg 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 Luxembourg bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Luxembourg is 178 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Luxembourg covers 2,593 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Luxembourg fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 178 times: Papua New Guinea has 178× the area of Luxembourg.
- Why do Luxembourg and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Luxembourg is drawn about 2.4× its true area there and Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. That is why Luxembourg 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, Luxembourg or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 686,970. Density: Luxembourg 265 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².