Papua New Guinea vs US Virgin Islands
Papua New Guinea is 1,338 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Papua New Guinea about 1338 times.
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Papua New Guinea is 1,338× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Papua New Guinea | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 103,792 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Melanesia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 1,338 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 1338 times: Papua New Guinea has 1,338× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 103,792. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².