Nauru vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 22,040 times larger than Nauru. Nauru would fit into Papua New Guinea about 22040 times.
NauruPapua New GuineaNauru moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Nauru is 0.0× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 22,040× the size of Nauru.
| Nauru | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 12,025 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 573 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Yaren District | 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. Nauru sits at about 1°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Nauru bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Nauru is 22,040 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Nauru covers 21 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Nauru fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 22040 times: Papua New Guinea has 22,040× the area of Nauru.
- Why do Nauru and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Nauru is drawn about 1.0× 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, Nauru or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 12,025. Density: Nauru 573 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².