Niue vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 1,780 times larger than Niue. Niue would fit into Papua New Guinea about 1780 times.
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Niue is 0.0× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 1,780× the size of Niue.
| Niue | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 260 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 1,821 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 7.0 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Alofi | Port Moresby |
| Region | Polynesia | 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. Niue sits at about 19°S and is stretched to 1.12× 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 Niue bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Niue is 1,780 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Niue covers 260 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Niue fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 1780 times: Papua New Guinea has 1,780× the area of Niue.
- Why do Niue and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Niue is drawn about 1.12× 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, Niue or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 1,821. Density: Niue 7.0 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².