Country size comparison
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Papua New Guinea is about 1,008 times bigger than Palau.
Palau is approximately 459 sq km, while Papua New Guinea is approximately 462,840 sq km, making Papua New Guinea 100,737% larger than Palau. Meanwhile, the population of Palau is ~21,695 people (9.6 million more people live in Papua New Guinea).
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