Papua New Guinea vs Sweden
Papua New Guinea is 3% larger than Sweden.
Papua New GuineaSwedenPapua New Guinea moved onto Sweden · Equal-area projection
1.03×
Papua New Guinea is 1.03× the area of Sweden.
| Papua New Guinea | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 447,425 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 10,596,620 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 24 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Stockholm |
| Region | Melanesia | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
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; Sweden at 62° N is stretched to 4.65×. That difference is why Sweden 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 Sweden?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 3% larger than Sweden. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Sweden covers 447,425 km².
- How many times does Sweden fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 1.0 times: Papua New Guinea has 1.03× the area of Sweden.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Sweden 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 Sweden about 4.65×. That is why Sweden 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 Sweden?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 10,596,620. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Sweden 24 per km².