Aruba vs New Caledonia
New Caledonia is 104 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into New Caledonia about 104 times.
ArubaNew CaledoniaAruba moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 0.01× the area of New Caledonia. Put the other way, New Caledonia is 104× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 295,333 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | 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. Aruba sits at about 13°N 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 Aruba bigger than New Caledonia?
- No. Aruba is 104 times smaller than New Caledonia. Aruba covers 179 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into New Caledonia?
- About 104 times: New Caledonia has 104× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba 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, Aruba or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia: 295,333 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².