Papua New Guinea vs Uzbekistan
Papua New Guinea is 3% larger than Uzbekistan.
Papua New GuineaUzbekistanPapua New Guinea moved onto Uzbekistan · Equal-area projection
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Papua New Guinea is 1.03× the area of Uzbekistan.
| Papua New Guinea | Uzbekistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 448,978 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 37,053,428 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 83 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Tashkent |
| Region | Melanesia | Central Asia |
| 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; Uzbekistan at 42° N is stretched to 1.8×. That difference is why Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 3% larger than Uzbekistan. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Uzbekistan covers 448,978 km².
- How many times does Uzbekistan fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 1.0 times: Papua New Guinea has 1.03× the area of Uzbekistan.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan about 1.8×. That is why Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan: 37,053,428 people against 10,762,817. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Uzbekistan 83 per km².