Papua New Guinea vs South Korea
Papua New Guinea is 4.61 times larger than South Korea. South Korea would fit into Papua New Guinea about 4.6 times.
Papua New GuineaSouth KoreaPapua New Guinea moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Papua New Guinea is 4.61× the area of South Korea.
| Papua New Guinea | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Seoul |
| Region | Melanesia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; South Korea at 36° N is stretched to 1.54×. That difference is why South Korea 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 South Korea?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 4.61 times larger than South Korea. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 4.6 times: Papua New Guinea has 4.61× the area of South Korea.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and South Korea 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 South Korea about 1.54×. That is why South Korea 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 South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 10,762,817. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², South Korea 515 per km².