Papua New Guinea vs Zambia
Zambia is 63% larger than Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea would fit into Zambia about 1.6 times.
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0.61×
Papua New Guinea is 0.61× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 1.63× the size of Papua New Guinea.
| Papua New Guinea | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Lusaka |
| Region | Melanesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 7 |
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; Zambia at 13° 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 Zambia?
- No. Papua New Guinea is 39% smaller than Zambia. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Papua New Guinea fit into Zambia?
- About 1.6 times: Zambia has 1.63× the area of Papua New Guinea.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Zambia 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 Zambia 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 Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 10,762,817. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Zambia 29 per km².