Anguilla vs New Caledonia
New Caledonia is 204 times larger than Anguilla. Anguilla would fit into New Caledonia about 204 times.
AnguillaNew CaledoniaAnguilla moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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Anguilla is 0.0× the area of New Caledonia. Put the other way, New Caledonia is 204× the size of Anguilla.
| Anguilla | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 91 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 19,079 | 295,333 |
| Density | 210 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | The Valley | Noum'ea |
| Region | Caribbean | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Anguilla sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Anguilla bigger than New Caledonia?
- No. Anguilla is 204 times smaller than New Caledonia. Anguilla covers 91 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does Anguilla fit into New Caledonia?
- About 204 times: New Caledonia has 204× the area of Anguilla.
- Why do Anguilla and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Anguilla is drawn about 1.11× 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, Anguilla or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia: 295,333 people against 19,079. Density: Anguilla 210 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².