Papua New Guinea vs Saint Martin
Papua New Guinea is 8,733 times larger than Saint Martin. Saint Martin would fit into Papua New Guinea about 8733 times.
Papua New GuineaSaint MartinPapua New Guinea moved onto Saint Martin · Equal-area projection
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Papua New Guinea is 8,733× the area of Saint Martin.
| Papua New Guinea | Saint Martin | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 53 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 24,941 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 471 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Marigot |
| Region | Melanesia | Caribbean |
| 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; Saint Martin at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Martin?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 8,733 times larger than Saint Martin. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Saint Martin covers 53 km².
- How many times does Saint Martin fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 8733 times: Papua New Guinea has 8,733× the area of Saint Martin.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Saint Martin 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 Martin about 1.11×. 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 Martin?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 24,941. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Saint Martin 471 per km².