Macao vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 4,025 times larger than Macao. Macao would fit into Papua New Guinea about 4025 times.
MacaoPapua New GuineaMacao moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Macao is 0.0× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 4,025× the size of Macao.
| Macao | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 115 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 685,900 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 5,964 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | — | Port Moresby |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Macao sits at about 22°N and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Macao bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Macao is 4,025 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Macao covers 115 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Macao fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 4025 times: Papua New Guinea has 4,025× the area of Macao.
- Why do Macao and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Macao is drawn about 1.17× 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, Macao or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 685,900. Density: Macao 5,964 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².