Cabo Verde vs New Caledonia
New Caledonia is 4.61 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into New Caledonia about 4.6 times.
Cabo VerdeNew CaledoniaCabo Verde moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 0.22× the area of New Caledonia. Put the other way, New Caledonia is 4.61× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 295,333 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Noum'ea |
| Region | Western Africa | 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. Cabo Verde sits at about 16°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Cabo Verde bigger than New Caledonia?
- No. Cabo Verde is 4.61 times smaller than New Caledonia. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into New Caledonia?
- About 4.6 times: New Caledonia has 4.61× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cabo Verde is drawn about 1.08× 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, Cabo Verde or New Caledonia?
- Cabo Verde: 527,326 people against 295,333. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².