Papua New Guinea vs United Arab Emirates
Papua New Guinea is 5.54 times larger than United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates would fit into Papua New Guinea about 5.5 times.
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Papua New Guinea is 5.54× the area of United Arab Emirates.
| Papua New Guinea | United Arab Emirates | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 83,600 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 11,513,149 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Abu Dhabi |
| Region | Melanesia | Western Asia |
| 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; United Arab Emirates at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 United Arab Emirates?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 5.54 times larger than United Arab Emirates. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and United Arab Emirates covers 83,600 km².
- How many times does United Arab Emirates fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 5.5 times: Papua New Guinea has 5.54× the area of United Arab Emirates.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates about 1.2×. 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 United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates: 11,513,149 people against 10,762,817. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², United Arab Emirates 138 per km².