Papua New Guinea vs Turkey
Turkey is 69% larger than Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea would fit into Turkey about 1.7 times.
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Papua New Guinea is 0.59× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 1.69× the size of Papua New Guinea.
| Papua New Guinea | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Ankara |
| Region | Melanesia | Western Asia |
| 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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkey 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 Turkey?
- No. Papua New Guinea is 41% smaller than Turkey. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Papua New Guinea fit into Turkey?
- About 1.7 times: Turkey has 1.69× the area of Papua New Guinea.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. That is why Turkey 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 Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 10,762,817. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Turkey 110 per km².