Papua New Guinea vs Switzerland
Papua New Guinea is 11.2 times larger than Switzerland. Switzerland would fit into Papua New Guinea about 11 times.
Papua New GuineaSwitzerlandPapua New Guinea moved onto Switzerland · Equal-area projection
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Papua New Guinea is 11.2× the area of Switzerland.
| Papua New Guinea | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 41,291 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 9,092,436 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Bern |
| Region | Melanesia | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 5 |
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; Switzerland at 47° N is stretched to 2.13×. That difference is why Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 11.2 times larger than Switzerland. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Switzerland covers 41,291 km².
- How many times does Switzerland fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 11 times: Papua New Guinea has 11.2× the area of Switzerland.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Switzerland 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 Switzerland about 2.13×. That is why Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 9,092,436. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Switzerland 220 per km².