Norfolk Island vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 13,224 times larger than Norfolk Island. Norfolk Island would fit into Papua New Guinea about 13224 times.
Norfolk IslandPapua New GuineaNorfolk Island moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Norfolk Island is 0.0× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 13,224× the size of Norfolk Island.
| Norfolk Island | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 35 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 2,188 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Kingston | Port Moresby |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand | 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. Norfolk Island sits at about 29°S and is stretched to 1.31× 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 Norfolk Island bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Norfolk Island is 13,224 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Norfolk Island covers 35 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Norfolk Island fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 13224 times: Papua New Guinea has 13,224× the area of Norfolk Island.
- Why do Norfolk Island and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Norfolk Island is drawn about 1.31× 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, Norfolk Island or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 2,188. Density: Norfolk Island 63 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².