Barbados vs New Caledonia
New Caledonia is 42.3 times larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into New Caledonia about 42 times.
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Barbados is 0.02× the area of New Caledonia. Put the other way, New Caledonia is 42.3× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 295,333 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | 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. Barbados 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 Barbados bigger than New Caledonia?
- No. Barbados is 42.3 times smaller than New Caledonia. Barbados covers 439 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into New Caledonia?
- About 42 times: New Caledonia has 42.3× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados 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, Barbados or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia: 295,333 people against 282,623. Density: Barbados 644 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².