Country size comparison
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India is about 7 times bigger than Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea is approximately 462,840 sq km, while India is approximately 3,287,263 sq km, making India 610% larger than Papua New Guinea. Meanwhile, the population of Papua New Guinea is ~9.6 million people (1.4 billion more people live in India).
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Be 80.8% less likely to have access to electricity in Papua New Guinea
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Papua New Guinea is 5.3 times more expensive than India overall
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