Papua New Guinea vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 4.86 times larger than Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea would fit into Saudi Arabia about 4.9 times.
Papua New GuineaSaudi ArabiaPapua New Guinea moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Papua New Guinea is 0.21× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 4.86× the size of Papua New Guinea.
| Papua New Guinea | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Riyadh |
| Region | Melanesia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Papua New Guinea is 4.86 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Papua New Guinea fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 4.9 times: Saudi Arabia has 4.86× the area of Papua New Guinea.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 10,762,817. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².