Country size comparison
compared to
Nepal is about 3.1 times smaller than Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea is approximately 462,840 sq km, while Nepal is approximately 147,181 sq km, making Nepal 31.8% the size of Papua New Guinea. Meanwhile, the population of Papua New Guinea is ~9.6 million people (21.1 million more people live in Nepal).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 12 statistics
Be 79.2% 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 5.7 times more expensive than Nepal overall
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