Oman vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 50% larger than Oman.
OmanPapua New GuineaOman moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Oman is 0.67× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 1.5× the size of Oman.
| Oman | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 309,500 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 5,494,691 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 18 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Muscat | Port Moresby |
| Region | Western Asia | 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. Oman sits at about 21°N and is stretched to 1.14× 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 Oman bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Oman is 33% smaller than Papua New Guinea. Oman covers 309,500 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Oman fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 1.5 times: Papua New Guinea has 1.5× the area of Oman.
- Why do Oman and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Oman is drawn about 1.14× 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, Oman or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 5,494,691. Density: Oman 18 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².