Papua New Guinea vs Togo
Papua New Guinea is 8.15 times larger than Togo. Togo would fit into Papua New Guinea about 8.2 times.
Papua New GuineaTogoPapua New Guinea moved onto Togo · Equal-area projection
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Papua New Guinea is 8.15× the area of Togo.
| Papua New Guinea | Togo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 56,785 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 8,591,626 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 151 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Lome |
| Region | Melanesia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
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; Togo at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Togo?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 8.15 times larger than Togo. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Togo covers 56,785 km².
- How many times does Togo fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 8.2 times: Papua New Guinea has 8.15× the area of Togo.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Togo 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 Togo about 1.02×. 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 Togo?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 8,591,626. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Togo 151 per km².