Antigua and Barbuda vs New Caledonia
New Caledonia is 42.2 times larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into New Caledonia about 42 times.
Antigua and BarbudaNew CaledoniaAntigua and Barbuda moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.02× the area of New Caledonia. Put the other way, New Caledonia is 42.2× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 295,333 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | 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. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Antigua and Barbuda bigger than New Caledonia?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 42.2 times smaller than New Caledonia. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into New Caledonia?
- About 42 times: New Caledonia has 42.2× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× 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, Antigua and Barbuda or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia: 295,333 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².