Marshall Islands vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 2,557 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Papua New Guinea about 2557 times.
Marshall IslandsPapua New GuineaMarshall Islands moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Marshall Islands is 0.0× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 2,557× the size of Marshall Islands.
| Marshall Islands | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 36,282 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 200 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Majuro | Port Moresby |
| Region | Micronesia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Marshall Islands sits at about 7°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Marshall Islands bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Marshall Islands is 2,557 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 2557 times: Papua New Guinea has 2,557× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Marshall Islands is drawn about 1.02× 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, Marshall Islands or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 36,282. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².