Moldova vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 13.7 times larger than Moldova. Moldova would fit into Papua New Guinea about 14 times.
MoldovaPapua New GuineaMoldova moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Moldova is 0.07× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 13.7× the size of Moldova.
| Moldova | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 33,844 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 2,360,527 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 70 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Chisinau | Port Moresby |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Moldova sits at about 47°N and is stretched to 2.17× its true area; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Moldova 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 Moldova bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Moldova is 13.7 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Moldova covers 33,844 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Moldova fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 14 times: Papua New Guinea has 13.7× the area of Moldova.
- Why do Moldova and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Moldova is drawn about 2.17× its true area there and Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. That is why Moldova 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, Moldova or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 2,360,527. Density: Moldova 70 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².