Palestine vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 56.3 times larger than Palestine. Palestine would fit into Papua New Guinea about 56 times.
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Palestine is 0.02× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 56.3× the size of Palestine.
| Palestine | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 8,220 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 5,413,596 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 659 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | East Jerusalem | 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. Palestine sits at about 32°N and is stretched to 1.39× 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 Palestine bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Palestine is 56.3 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Palestine covers 8,220 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Palestine fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 56 times: Papua New Guinea has 56.3× the area of Palestine.
- Why do Palestine and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Palestine is drawn about 1.39× 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, Palestine or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 5,413,596. Density: Palestine 659 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².