Argentina vs New Caledonia
Argentina is 150 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Argentina about 150 times.
ArgentinaNew CaledoniaArgentina moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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Argentina is 150× the area of New Caledonia.
| Argentina | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,780,400 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 45,851,378 | 295,333 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Buenos Aires | Noum'ea |
| Region | South America | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Argentina sits at about 35°S and is stretched to 1.48× 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 Argentina bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. Argentina is 150 times larger than New Caledonia. Argentina covers 2,780,400 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Argentina?
- About 150 times: Argentina has 150× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Argentina and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Argentina is drawn about 1.48× 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, Argentina or New Caledonia?
- Argentina: 45,851,378 people against 295,333. Density: Argentina 16 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².