Norway vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 20% larger than Norway.
NorwayPapua New GuineaNorway moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Norway is 0.83× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 1.2× the size of Norway.
| Norway | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 385,207 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 5,610,870 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 15 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Oslo | Port Moresby |
| Region | Northern Europe | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Norway sits at about 66°N and is stretched to 6.22× its true area; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Norway looks so much bigger than it is next to Papua New Guinea. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Norway bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Norway is 17% smaller than Papua New Guinea. Norway covers 385,207 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Norway fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 1.2 times: Papua New Guinea has 1.2× the area of Norway.
- Why do Norway and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Norway is drawn about 6.22× its true area there and Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. That is why Norway looks so much bigger than it really is next to Papua New Guinea. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Norway or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 5,610,870. Density: Norway 15 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².