Papua New Guinea vs Portugal
Papua New Guinea is 5.02 times larger than Portugal. Portugal would fit into Papua New Guinea about 5.0 times.
Papua New GuineaPortugalPapua New Guinea moved onto Portugal · Equal-area projection
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Papua New Guinea is 5.02× the area of Portugal.
| Papua New Guinea | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 92,225 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 10,804,871 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Lisbon |
| Region | Melanesia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
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; Portugal at 40° N is stretched to 1.68×. That difference is why Portugal 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 Papua New Guinea bigger than Portugal?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 5.02 times larger than Portugal. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Portugal covers 92,225 km².
- How many times does Portugal fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 5.0 times: Papua New Guinea has 5.02× the area of Portugal.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Portugal 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 Portugal about 1.68×. That is why Portugal 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, Papua New Guinea or Portugal?
- Portugal: 10,804,871 people against 10,762,817. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Portugal 117 per km².