Papua New Guinea vs Saint Helena
Papua New Guinea is 1,175 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Papua New Guinea about 1175 times.
Papua New GuineaSaint HelenaPapua New Guinea moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
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Papua New Guinea is 1,175× the area of Saint Helena.
| Papua New Guinea | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 5,633 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Jamestown |
| Region | Melanesia | Western Africa |
| 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; Saint Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Saint Helena?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 1,175 times larger than Saint Helena. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 1175 times: Papua New Guinea has 1,175× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Saint Helena 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 Saint Helena about 1.05×. 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 Saint Helena?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 5,633. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².