Papua New Guinea vs Wallis and Futuna
Papua New Guinea is 1,689 times larger than Wallis and Futuna. Wallis and Futuna would fit into Papua New Guinea about 1689 times.
Papua New GuineaWallis and FutunaPapua New Guinea moved onto Wallis and Futuna · Equal-area projection
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Papua New Guinea is 1,689× the area of Wallis and Futuna.
| Papua New Guinea | Wallis and Futuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 274 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 11,558 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 42 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Mata-Utu |
| Region | Melanesia | Polynesia |
| 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; Wallis and Futuna at 14° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Wallis and Futuna?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 1,689 times larger than Wallis and Futuna. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Wallis and Futuna covers 274 km².
- How many times does Wallis and Futuna fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 1689 times: Papua New Guinea has 1,689× the area of Wallis and Futuna.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Wallis and Futuna 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 Wallis and Futuna about 1.06×. 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 Wallis and Futuna?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 11,558. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Wallis and Futuna 42 per km².