Papua New Guinea vs Tunisia
Papua New Guinea is 2.83 times larger than Tunisia. Tunisia would fit into Papua New Guinea about 2.8 times.
Papua New GuineaTunisiaPapua New Guinea moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
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Papua New Guinea is 2.83× the area of Tunisia.
| Papua New Guinea | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Tunis |
| Region | Melanesia | Northern Africa |
| 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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 2.83 times larger than Tunisia. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Tunisia fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 2.8 times: Papua New Guinea has 2.83× the area of Tunisia.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 10,762,817. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².