Papua New Guinea vs Sri Lanka
Papua New Guinea is 7.05 times larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Papua New Guinea about 7.1 times.
Papua New GuineaSri LankaPapua New Guinea moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
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Papua New Guinea is 7.05× the area of Sri Lanka.
| Papua New Guinea | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Colombo |
| Region | Melanesia | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
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; Sri Lanka at 8° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Sri Lanka?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 7.05 times larger than Sri Lanka. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 7.1 times: Papua New Guinea has 7.05× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka about 1.02×. 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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 10,762,817. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².