Papua New Guinea vs Pitcairn Islands
Papua New Guinea is 9,848 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Papua New Guinea about 9848 times.
Papua New GuineaPitcairn IslandsPapua New Guinea moved onto Pitcairn Islands · Equal-area projection
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Papua New Guinea is 9,848× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
| Papua New Guinea | Pitcairn Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 47 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 50 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 1.1 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Adamstown |
| Region | Melanesia | Polynesia |
| 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; Pitcairn Islands at 24° S is stretched to 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 9,848 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 9848 times: Papua New Guinea has 9,848× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Pitcairn Islands 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 Pitcairn Islands about 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 50. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km².