Angola vs New Caledonia
Angola is 67.1 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Angola about 67 times.
AngolaNew CaledoniaAngola moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
67.1×
Angola is 67.1× the area of New Caledonia.
| Angola | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 295,333 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | Noum'ea |
| Region | Middle Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Angola sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Angola bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. Angola is 67.1 times larger than New Caledonia. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Angola?
- About 67 times: Angola has 67.1× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Angola and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Angola is drawn about 1.05× 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, Angola or New Caledonia?
- Angola: 39,040,039 people against 295,333. Density: Angola 31 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².