Micronesia vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 659 times larger than Micronesia. Micronesia would fit into Papua New Guinea about 659 times.
MicronesiaPapua New GuineaMicronesia moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Micronesia is 0.0× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 659× the size of Micronesia.
| Micronesia | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 702 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 113,683 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 162 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Palikir | 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. Micronesia sits at about 8°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 Micronesia bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Micronesia is 659 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Micronesia covers 702 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Micronesia fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 659 times: Papua New Guinea has 659× the area of Micronesia.
- Why do Micronesia and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Micronesia 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, Micronesia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 113,683. Density: Micronesia 162 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².