Papua New Guinea vs Syria
Papua New Guinea is 2.5 times larger than Syria. Syria would fit into Papua New Guinea about 2.5 times.
Papua New GuineaSyriaPapua New Guinea moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
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Papua New Guinea is 2.5× the area of Syria.
| Papua New Guinea | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Damascus |
| Region | Melanesia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 2.5 times larger than Syria. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Syria fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 2.5 times: Papua New Guinea has 2.5× the area of Syria.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Syria 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 Syria about 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 10,762,817. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Syria 138 per km².