Benin vs New Caledonia
Benin is 6.18 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Benin about 6.2 times.
BeninNew CaledoniaBenin moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
6.18×
Benin is 6.18× the area of New Caledonia.
| Benin | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 114,763 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 14,814,460 | 295,333 |
| Density | 129 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Porto-Novo | Noum'ea |
| Region | Western Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Benin sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Benin bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. Benin is 6.18 times larger than New Caledonia. Benin covers 114,763 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Benin?
- About 6.2 times: Benin has 6.18× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Benin and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Benin is drawn about 1.03× 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, Benin or New Caledonia?
- Benin: 14,814,460 people against 295,333. Density: Benin 129 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².