Papua New Guinea vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 6% larger than Papua New Guinea.
Papua New GuineaTurkmenistanPapua New Guinea moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
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Papua New Guinea is 0.94× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 1.06× the size of Papua New Guinea.
| Papua New Guinea | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Ashgabat |
| Region | Melanesia | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 4 |
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; Turkmenistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- No. Papua New Guinea is 6% smaller than Turkmenistan. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Papua New Guinea fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 1.1 times: Turkmenistan has 1.06× the area of Papua New Guinea.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan about 1.66×. That is why Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 7,618,847. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².