Papua New Guinea vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Papua New Guinea is 1,190 times larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would fit into Papua New Guinea about 1190 times.
Papua New GuineaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesPapua New Guinea moved onto Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Equal-area projection
1,190×
Papua New Guinea is 1,190× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
| Papua New Guinea | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 389 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 99,924 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Kingstown |
| Region | Melanesia | Caribbean |
| 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 Vincent and the Grenadines at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 1,190 times larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km².
- How many times does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 1190 times: Papua New Guinea has 1,190× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Vincent and the Grenadines about 1.06×. 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 99,924. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km².