Montenegro vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 33.3 times larger than Montenegro. Montenegro would fit into Papua New Guinea about 33 times.
MontenegroPapua New GuineaMontenegro moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Montenegro is 0.03× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 33.3× the size of Montenegro.
| Montenegro | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,883 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 623,129 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 45 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Podgorica | Port Moresby |
| Region | Southern Europe | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Montenegro sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.86× its true area; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Montenegro 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 Montenegro bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Montenegro is 33.3 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Montenegro covers 13,883 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Montenegro fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 33 times: Papua New Guinea has 33.3× the area of Montenegro.
- Why do Montenegro and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Montenegro is drawn about 1.86× its true area there and Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. That is why Montenegro 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, Montenegro or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 623,129. Density: Montenegro 45 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².