Country size comparison
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Cyprus is about 50 times smaller than Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea is approximately 462,840 sq km, while Cyprus is approximately 9,251 sq km, making Cyprus 2.0% the size of Papua New Guinea. Meanwhile, the population of Papua New Guinea is ~9.6 million people (8.3 million fewer people live in Cyprus).
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Papua New Guinea is 8.8% more expensive than Cyprus overall
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