Afghanistan vs New Caledonia
Afghanistan is 35.1 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Afghanistan about 35 times.
AfghanistanNew CaledoniaAfghanistan moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
35.1×
Afghanistan is 35.1× the area of New Caledonia.
| Afghanistan | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 295,333 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Noum'ea |
| Region | Southern Asia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; New Caledonia at 21° S is stretched to 1.15×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 35.1 times larger than New Caledonia. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Afghanistan?
- About 35 times: Afghanistan has 35.1× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Afghanistan and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and New Caledonia about 1.15×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or New Caledonia?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 295,333. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².