Papua New Guinea vs Slovakia
Papua New Guinea is 9.44 times larger than Slovakia. Slovakia would fit into Papua New Guinea about 9.4 times.
Papua New GuineaSlovakiaPapua New Guinea moved onto Slovakia · Equal-area projection
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Papua New Guinea is 9.44× the area of Slovakia.
| Papua New Guinea | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 49,034 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 5,413,813 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Bratislava |
| Region | Melanesia | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 5 |
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; Slovakia at 49° N is stretched to 2.3×. That difference is why Slovakia 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 Slovakia?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 9.44 times larger than Slovakia. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Slovakia covers 49,034 km².
- How many times does Slovakia fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 9.4 times: Papua New Guinea has 9.44× the area of Slovakia.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Slovakia 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 Slovakia about 2.3×. That is why Slovakia 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 Slovakia?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 5,413,813. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Slovakia 110 per km².