Papua New Guinea vs Slovenia
Papua New Guinea is 22.8 times larger than Slovenia. Slovenia would fit into Papua New Guinea about 23 times.
Papua New GuineaSloveniaPapua New Guinea moved onto Slovenia · Equal-area projection
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Papua New Guinea is 22.8× the area of Slovenia.
| Papua New Guinea | Slovenia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 20,271 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 2,130,986 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 105 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Ljubljana |
| Region | Melanesia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 4 |
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; Slovenia at 46° N is stretched to 2.08×. That difference is why Slovenia 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 Slovenia?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 22.8 times larger than Slovenia. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Slovenia covers 20,271 km².
- How many times does Slovenia fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 23 times: Papua New Guinea has 22.8× the area of Slovenia.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Slovenia 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 Slovenia about 2.08×. That is why Slovenia 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 Slovenia?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 2,130,986. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Slovenia 105 per km².