Country size comparison
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Papua New Guinea is about 2.4 times bigger than Senegal.
Senegal is approximately 196,722 sq km, while Papua New Guinea is approximately 462,840 sq km, making Papua New Guinea 135% larger than Senegal. Meanwhile, the population of Senegal is ~17.9 million people (8.3 million fewer people live in Papua New Guinea).
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