Canada vs New Caledonia
Canada is 538 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Canada about 538 times.
CanadaNew CaledoniaCanada moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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Canada is 538× the area of New Caledonia.
 Canada |  New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaCanada: 538× the area | 9,984,670 km²#2 of 194 | 18,576 km² |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 1 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationCanada: 141× the population | 41,651,653#38 of 194 · 2025 | 295,3332025 |
| DensityNew Caledonia: 3.81× the density | 4.2 / km²#188 of 194 | 16 / km² |
| Urban populationCanada: 1.22× the urban share | 83%#36 of 192 · 2025 | 68%2025 |
| Fertility rateNew Caledonia: 1.57× the births per woman | 1.25 per woman#171 of 192 · 2024 | 1.96 per woman2024 |
| Population growthCanada: 0.02 points higher | +0.94%#100 of 192 · 2025 | +0.92%2025 |
| Birth rateNew Caledonia: 1.57× the birth rate | 8.9 per 1,000#157 of 192 · 2024 | 14.0 per 1,0002024 |
| Death rateCanada: 1.25× the death rate | 7.9 per 1,000#72 of 192 · 2024 | 6.3 per 1,0002024 |
| Children under 15New Caledonia: 6.1 points higher | 15.0%#162 of 192 · 2025 | 21.1%2025 |
| People over 65Canada: 8.5 points higher | 20.3%#30 of 192 · 2025 | 11.8%2025 |
| Net migrationCanada: 6.3 per 1,000 higher | +7.8 per 1,000#11 of 192 · 2025 | +1.5 per 1,0002025 |
| Refugees abroad | 0.01 per 1,000#155 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancyCanada: 3.2 years longer | 82.1 years#28 of 192 · 2024 | 78.9 years2024 |
| Infant mortality | 4.7 per 1,000 births#144 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Doctors | 2.82 per 1,000#65 of 178 · 2023 | — |
| University enrolment | 76.3%#36 of 145 · 2023 | — |
| Human Development Index | 0.939#15 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capitaCanada: 1.88× the income per person | $56,420#16 of 185 · 2025 | $30,0702024 |
| GDPCanada: 271× the economy | $2.32T2025 | $8.55B2024 |
| Income group | High income | High income |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $66,746#24 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| GDP growthCanada: 15.2 points higher | +1.7%#141 of 187 · 2025 | −13.5%2024 |
| Inflation | +2.1%#116 of 176 · 2025 | — |
| UnemploymentNew Caledonia: 1.62× the unemployment | 6.9%#58 of 178 · 2025 | 11.2%2025 |
| Extreme poverty | 0.3%#116 of 149 · 2022 | — |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 31.5#107 of 149 · 2022 | — |
| Jobs in agricultureNew Caledonia: 0.7 points higher | 1.1% of jobs#169 of 178 · 2025 | 1.8% of jobs2025 |
| Jobs in industryNew Caledonia: 1.9 points higher | 18.7% of jobs#96 of 178 · 2025 | 20.6% of jobs2025 |
| Jobs in servicesCanada: 2.5 points higher | 80.1% of jobs#13 of 178 · 2025 | 77.6% of jobs2025 |
| Foreign investmentNew Caledonia: 2.9 points higher | 3.0% of GDP#65 of 184 · 2025 | 5.9% of GDP2024 |
| ExportsCanada: 19.6 points higher | 31.3% of GDP#100 of 168 · 2025 | 11.7% of GDP2024 |
| Military spending | 1.6% of GDP#80 of 155 · 2025 | — |
| Internet users | 94%#28 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptionsAbout as many mobile subscriptions | 94 per 100#137 of 191 · 2024 | 92 per 1002022 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest areaNew Caledonia: 1.15× the forest share | 42% of land#62 of 192 · 2024 | 48% of land2024 |
| CO₂ per personNew Caledonia: 1.22× the CO₂ per person | 14.0 t a year#11 of 185 · 2024 | 17.1 t a year2024 |
| Renewable energyCanada: 14.2 points higher | 23.8%#96 of 190 · 2021 | 9.6%2022 |
| Access to electricityThe same | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | 6.6 µg/m³#176 of 191 · 2023 | — |
| Protected landNew Caledonia: 46.7 points higher | 12.9% of land#131 of 191 · 2025 | 59.6% of land2025 |
| Arable landCanada: 4.0 points higher | 4.3% of land#134 of 190 · 2024 | 0.3% of land2024 |
| Water stress | 3.7%#132 of 176 · 2022 | — |
| Precipitation | 537 mm#138 of 180 · 2022 | — |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stabilityCanada: 0.52 higher | +0.81#48 of 193 · 2025 | +0.292025 |
| Control of corruptionCanada: 1.45 higher | +1.59#15 of 193 · 2025 | +0.142025 |
| Homicide rate | 2.0 per 100,000#80 of 146 · 2023 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Territory of France |
| Government | Constitutional monarchyfederal parliamentary democracy (Parliament of Canada) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm; federal and state authorities and responsibilities regulated in constitution | Dependent territoryparliamentary democracy (Territorial Congress); an overseas collectivity of France |
| Member of | NATO, OECD, G7, G20 | — |
| Capital | Ottawa | Noum'ea |
| Currency | Canadian dollar (CAD) | CFP Franc (XPF) |
| Official languages | English, French | French |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC−5, summer time UTC−4 · UTC−8 to UTC−3:30, 6 time zones | UTC+11 |
| Calling code | +1 | +687 |
| Region | Northern America, North America | Melanesia, Oceania |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Canada sits at about 60° N and is stretched to 4.1× its true area; New Caledonia at 21° S is stretched to 1.15×. That difference is why Canada looks so much bigger than it is next to New Caledonia. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Canada bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. Canada is 538 times larger than New Caledonia. Canada covers 9,984,670 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Canada?
- About 538 times: Canada has 538× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Canada and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Canada is drawn about 4.1× its true area there and New Caledonia about 1.15×. That is why Canada looks so much bigger than it really is next to New Caledonia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Canada or New Caledonia?
- Canada: 41,651,653 people against 295,333. Density: Canada 4.2 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².
- Which is richer, Canada or New Caledonia?
- By gross national income per person, Canada: $56,420 against $30,070 (World Bank, Atlas method, 2025) — 1.88× as much.
- Where do people live longer, Canada or New Caledonia?
- In Canada: life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years, against 78.9 — 3.2 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do Canada and New Caledonia have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Canada: constitutional monarchy; New Caledonia: dependent territory.