Papua New Guinea vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 2.05 times larger than Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea would fit into Tanzania about 2.0 times.
Papua New GuineaTanzaniaPapua New Guinea moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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Papua New Guinea is 0.49× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 2.05× the size of Papua New Guinea.
| Papua New Guinea | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Dodoma |
| Region | Melanesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Tanzania?
- No. Papua New Guinea is 2.05 times smaller than Tanzania. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Papua New Guinea fit into Tanzania?
- About 2.0 times: Tanzania has 2.05× the area of Papua New Guinea.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Tanzania 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 Tanzania about 1.01×. 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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 10,762,817. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².