Papua New Guinea vs Serbia
Papua New Guinea is 5.23 times larger than Serbia. Serbia would fit into Papua New Guinea about 5.2 times.
Papua New GuineaSerbiaPapua New Guinea moved onto Serbia · Equal-area projection
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Papua New Guinea is 5.23× the area of Serbia.
| Papua New Guinea | Serbia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 88,499 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 6,549,143 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Belgrade |
| Region | Melanesia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 8 |
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; Serbia at 44° N is stretched to 1.95×. That difference is why Serbia 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 Serbia?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 5.23 times larger than Serbia. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Serbia covers 88,499 km².
- How many times does Serbia fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 5.2 times: Papua New Guinea has 5.23× the area of Serbia.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Serbia 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 Serbia about 1.95×. That is why Serbia 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 Serbia?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 6,549,143. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Serbia 74 per km².