Papua New Guinea vs San Marino
Papua New Guinea is 7,588 times larger than San Marino. San Marino would fit into Papua New Guinea about 7588 times.
Papua New GuineaSan MarinoPapua New Guinea moved onto San Marino · Equal-area projection
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Papua New Guinea is 7,588× the area of San Marino.
| Papua New Guinea | San Marino | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 61 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 34,109 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 559 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | San Marino |
| Region | Melanesia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; San Marino at 44° N is stretched to 1.93×. That difference is why San Marino 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 San Marino?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 7,588 times larger than San Marino. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and San Marino covers 61 km².
- How many times does San Marino fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 7588 times: Papua New Guinea has 7,588× the area of San Marino.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and San Marino 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 San Marino about 1.93×. That is why San Marino 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 San Marino?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 34,109. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², San Marino 559 per km².