Papua New Guinea vs Uganda
Papua New Guinea is 92% larger than Uganda. Uganda would fit into Papua New Guinea about 1.9 times.
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1.92×
Papua New Guinea is 1.92× the area of Uganda.
| Papua New Guinea | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Kampala |
| Region | Melanesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 5 |
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; Uganda at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 92% larger than Uganda. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does Uganda fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 1.9 times: Papua New Guinea has 1.92× the area of Uganda.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Uganda 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 Uganda about 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 10,762,817. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Uganda 213 per km².