Papua New Guinea vs Philippines
Papua New Guinea is 35% larger than Philippines.
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1.35×
Papua New Guinea is 1.35× the area of Philippines.
| Papua New Guinea | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 343,448 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 116,786,962 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 340 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Manila |
| Region | Melanesia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Papua New Guinea sits at about 6°S and is stretched to 1.01× its true area; Philippines at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Papua New Guinea bigger than Philippines?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 35% larger than Philippines. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Philippines covers 343,448 km².
- How many times does Philippines fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 1.3 times: Papua New Guinea has 1.35× the area of Philippines.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Philippines look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Papua New Guinea is drawn about 1.01× its true area there and Philippines about 1.04×. 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, Papua New Guinea or Philippines?
- Philippines: 116,786,962 people against 10,762,817. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Philippines 340 per km².