Papua New Guinea vs Vietnam
Papua New Guinea is 40% larger than Vietnam.
Papua New GuineaVietnamPapua New Guinea moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
1.4×
Papua New Guinea is 1.4× the area of Vietnam.
| Papua New Guinea | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Hanoi |
| Region | Melanesia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
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; Vietnam at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 40% larger than Vietnam. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Vietnam fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 1.4 times: Papua New Guinea has 1.4× the area of Vietnam.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Vietnam 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 Vietnam about 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 10,762,817. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².