Nepal vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 3.14 times larger than Nepal. Nepal would fit into Papua New Guinea about 3.1 times.
NepalPapua New GuineaNepal moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
0.32×
Nepal is 0.32× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 3.14× the size of Nepal.
| Nepal | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,181 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 29,618,118 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 201 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Kathmandu | Port Moresby |
| Region | Southern Asia | 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. Nepal sits at about 28°N and is stretched to 1.29× 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 Nepal bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Nepal is 3.14 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Nepal covers 147,181 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Nepal fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 3.1 times: Papua New Guinea has 3.14× the area of Nepal.
- Why do Nepal and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Nepal is drawn about 1.29× 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, Nepal or Papua New Guinea?
- Nepal: 29,618,118 people against 10,762,817. Density: Nepal 201 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².