Myanmar vs Papua New Guinea
Myanmar is 46% larger than Papua New Guinea.
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Myanmar is 1.46× the area of Papua New Guinea.
| Myanmar | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 676,577 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 54,850,648 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Naypyidaw | Port Moresby |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | 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. Myanmar sits at about 21°N and is stretched to 1.15× 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 Myanmar bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- Yes. Myanmar is 46% larger than Papua New Guinea. Myanmar covers 676,577 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Papua New Guinea fit into Myanmar?
- About 1.5 times: Myanmar has 1.46× the area of Papua New Guinea.
- Why do Myanmar and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Myanmar is drawn about 1.15× 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, Myanmar or Papua New Guinea?
- Myanmar: 54,850,648 people against 10,762,817. Density: Myanmar 81 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².