Papua New Guinea vs Uruguay
Papua New Guinea is 2.63 times larger than Uruguay. Uruguay would fit into Papua New Guinea about 2.6 times.
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Papua New Guinea is 2.63× the area of Uruguay.
| Papua New Guinea | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Montevideo |
| Region | Melanesia | South America |
| 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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 2.63 times larger than Uruguay. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Uruguay fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 2.6 times: Papua New Guinea has 2.63× the area of Uruguay.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 3,384,688. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².