Papua New Guinea vs Rwanda
Papua New Guinea is 17.6 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Papua New Guinea about 18 times.
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Papua New Guinea is 17.6× the area of Rwanda.
| Papua New Guinea | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Kigali |
| Region | Melanesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 4 |
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; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 17.6 times larger than Rwanda. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 18 times: Papua New Guinea has 17.6× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Rwanda 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 Rwanda about 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 10,762,817. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².