Papua New Guinea vs Ukraine
Ukraine is 30% larger than Papua New Guinea.
Papua New GuineaUkrainePapua New Guinea moved onto Ukraine · Equal-area projection
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Papua New Guinea is 0.77× the area of Ukraine. Put the other way, Ukraine is 1.3× the size of Papua New Guinea.
| Papua New Guinea | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 603,550 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 38,980,376 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 65 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Kiev |
| Region | Melanesia | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 7 |
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; Ukraine at 49° N is stretched to 2.34×. That difference is why Ukraine 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 Ukraine?
- No. Papua New Guinea is 23% smaller than Ukraine. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Ukraine covers 603,550 km².
- How many times does Papua New Guinea fit into Ukraine?
- About 1.3 times: Ukraine has 1.3× the area of Papua New Guinea.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Ukraine 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 Ukraine about 2.34×. That is why Ukraine 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 Ukraine?
- Ukraine: 38,980,376 people against 10,762,817. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Ukraine 65 per km².