Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu
Papua New Guinea is 38.0 times larger than Vanuatu. Vanuatu would fit into Papua New Guinea about 38 times.
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Papua New Guinea is 38.0× the area of Vanuatu.
| Papua New Guinea | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 335,169 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Port-Vila |
| Region | Melanesia | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 38.0 times larger than Vanuatu. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Vanuatu fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 38 times: Papua New Guinea has 38.0× the area of Vanuatu.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 335,169. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².