Country size comparison
compared to
Somalia is about 1.4 times bigger than Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea is approximately 462,840 sq km, while Somalia is approximately 637,657 sq km, making Somalia 38% larger than Papua New Guinea. Meanwhile, the population of Papua New Guinea is ~9.6 million people (2.8 million more people live in Somalia).
Tip:
This to-scale comparison of
Papua New Guinea
vs.
Somalia
uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Try dragging the outline to reposition.
Compare further: Somalia vs. Papua New Guinea
Flip Comparison · See true size
See Somalia on top of Papua New Guinea
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 12 statistics
Make 2.8 times more money in Papua New Guinea
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Papua New Guinea is 4.4 times more expensive than Somalia overall
→
Moving from Somalia to Papua New Guinea · Cost, visas & climate
Compare cost of living, salary and climate.
→
Our free app, MapSize by MyLifeElsewhere — compare any two places, to scale on your mobile device.