Papua New Guinea vs Zimbabwe
Papua New Guinea is 18% larger than Zimbabwe.
Papua New GuineaZimbabwePapua New Guinea moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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Papua New Guinea is 1.18× the area of Zimbabwe.
| Papua New Guinea | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Harare |
| Region | Melanesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 18% larger than Zimbabwe. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Zimbabwe fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 1.2 times: Papua New Guinea has 1.18× the area of Zimbabwe.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 10,762,817. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².