Oceania 路 true size
How big is Papua New Guinea really?
Papua New Guinea covers 179,000 sq mi (464,000 km虏). Texas is 1.5 times the size of Papua New Guinea.
Papua New GuineaTexasSame scale, no Mercator stretch
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Area179,000 sq mi
vs the whole US5%
Size rank#55 of 197
CapitalPort Moresby
People10 million
Widest crossing860 mi
Drive it at 60 mph14 hours
Fly across2 hours
Papua New Guinea vs famous states
- Texas is 1.5 times the size of Papua New Guinea 路 Texas page
- Papua New Guinea is about the same size as California 路 California page
- Alaska is 3.3 times the size of Papua New Guinea 路 Alaska page
- Papua New Guinea is 3.1 times the size of Florida 路 Florida page
- Papua New Guinea is 3.7 times the size of New York 路 New York page
Papua New Guinea compared with every state
| State | Size | Compared with Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 51,752 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 3.5 times the size of Alabama |
| Alaska | 586,000 sq mi | Alaska is 3.3 times the size of Papua New Guinea |
| American Samoa | 86 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 2,075 times the size of American Samoa |
| Arizona | 114,000 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 1.6 times the size of Arizona |
| Arkansas | 53,176 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 3.4 times the size of Arkansas |
| California | 158,000 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is about the same size as California |
| Colorado | 104,000 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 1.7 times the size of Colorado |
| Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands | 185 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 967 times the size of Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands |
| Connecticut | 4,986 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 36 times the size of Connecticut |
| Delaware | 2,032 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 88 times the size of Delaware |
| District of Columbia | 66 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 2,699 times the size of District of Columbia |
| Florida | 58,618 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 3.1 times the size of Florida |
| Georgia | 58,950 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 3.0 times the size of Georgia |
| Guam | 223 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 803 times the size of Guam |
| Hawaii | 6,464 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 28 times the size of Hawaii |
| Idaho | 83,405 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 2.1 times the size of Idaho |
| Illinois | 56,268 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 3.2 times the size of Illinois |
| Indiana | 36,155 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 5.0 times the size of Indiana |
| Iowa | 56,185 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 3.2 times the size of Iowa |
| Kansas | 82,224 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 2.2 times the size of Kansas |
| Kentucky | 40,382 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 4.4 times the size of Kentucky |
| Louisiana | 47,513 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 3.8 times the size of Louisiana |
| Maine | 33,022 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 5.4 times the size of Maine |
| Maryland | 10,410 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 17 times the size of Maryland |
| Massachusetts | 8,209 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 22 times the size of Massachusetts |
| Michigan | 58,267 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 3.1 times the size of Michigan |
| Minnesota | 84,190 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 2.1 times the size of Minnesota |
| Mississippi | 47,743 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 3.8 times the size of Mississippi |
| Missouri | 69,660 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 2.6 times the size of Missouri |
| Montana | 147,000 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 1.2 times the size of Montana |
| Nebraska | 77,243 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 2.3 times the size of Nebraska |
| Nevada | 110,000 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 1.6 times the size of Nevada |
| New Hampshire | 9,264 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 19 times the size of New Hampshire |
| New Jersey | 7,773 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 23 times the size of New Jersey |
| New Mexico | 122,000 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 1.5 times the size of New Mexico |
| New York | 49,008 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 3.7 times the size of New York |
| North Carolina | 49,905 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 3.6 times the size of North Carolina |
| North Dakota | 70,503 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 2.5 times the size of North Dakota |
| Ohio | 41,283 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 4.3 times the size of Ohio |
| Oklahoma | 69,888 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 2.6 times the size of Oklahoma |
| Oregon | 96,853 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 1.9 times the size of Oregon |
| Pennsylvania | 45,254 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 4.0 times the size of Pennsylvania |
| Puerto Rico | 3,511 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 51 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Rhode Island | 1,101 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 163 times the size of Rhode Island |
| South Carolina | 31,150 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 5.8 times the size of South Carolina |
| South Dakota | 76,943 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 2.3 times the size of South Dakota |
| Tennessee | 42,138 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 4.3 times the size of Tennessee |
| Texas | 266,000 sq mi | Texas is 1.5 times the size of Papua New Guinea |
| United States Virgin Islands | 170 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 1,054 times the size of United States Virgin Islands |
| Utah | 84,815 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 2.1 times the size of Utah |
| Vermont | 9,595 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 19 times the size of Vermont |
| Virginia | 40,536 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 4.4 times the size of Virginia |
| Washington | 67,673 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 2.6 times the size of Washington |
| West Virginia | 24,189 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 7.4 times the size of West Virginia |
| Wisconsin | 56,045 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 3.2 times the size of Wisconsin |
| Wyoming | 97,652 sq mi | Papua New Guinea is 1.8 times the size of Wyoming |
Countries close to Papua New Guinea's size
States close to Papua New Guinea's size
Areas come from Natural Earth borders measured on the globe (equal-area), so they can differ a little from official figures that count water differently. Crossing is the widest straight line across the main landmass.