Cayman Islands vs New Caledonia
New Caledonia is 70.4 times larger than Cayman Islands. Cayman Islands would fit into New Caledonia about 70 times.
Cayman IslandsNew CaledoniaCayman Islands moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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Cayman Islands is 0.01× the area of New Caledonia. Put the other way, New Caledonia is 70.4× the size of Cayman Islands.
| Cayman Islands | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 264 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 75,844 | 295,333 |
| Density | 287 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | George Town | 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. Cayman Islands sits at about 19°N and is stretched to 1.12× 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 Cayman Islands bigger than New Caledonia?
- No. Cayman Islands is 70.4 times smaller than New Caledonia. Cayman Islands covers 264 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does Cayman Islands fit into New Caledonia?
- About 70 times: New Caledonia has 70.4× the area of Cayman Islands.
- Why do Cayman Islands and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cayman Islands is drawn about 1.12× 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, Cayman Islands or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia: 295,333 people against 75,844. Density: Cayman Islands 287 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².