Papua New Guinea vs Sudan
Sudan is 4.07 times larger than Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea would fit into Sudan about 4.1 times.
Papua New GuineaSudanPapua New Guinea moved onto Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Papua New Guinea is 0.25× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 4.07× the size of Papua New Guinea.
| Papua New Guinea | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Khartoum |
| Region | Melanesia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 7 |
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; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Papua New Guinea is 4.07 times smaller than Sudan. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does Papua New Guinea fit into Sudan?
- About 4.1 times: Sudan has 4.07× the area of Papua New Guinea.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Sudan 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 Sudan about 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 10,762,817. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Sudan 27 per km².