Bangladesh vs New Caledonia
Bangladesh is 7.94 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Bangladesh about 7.9 times.
BangladeshNew CaledoniaBangladesh moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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Bangladesh is 7.94× the area of New Caledonia.
| Bangladesh | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 295,333 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Noum'ea |
| Region | Southern Asia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bangladesh sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× 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 Bangladesh bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. Bangladesh is 7.94 times larger than New Caledonia. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Bangladesh?
- About 7.9 times: Bangladesh has 7.94× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Bangladesh and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bangladesh is drawn about 1.2× 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, Bangladesh or New Caledonia?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 295,333. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².