Chad vs New Caledonia
Chad is 69.1 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Chad about 69 times.
ChadNew CaledoniaChad moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
69.1×
Chad is 69.1× the area of New Caledonia.
| Chad | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 295,333 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Noum'ea |
| Region | Middle Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× 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 Chad bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. Chad is 69.1 times larger than New Caledonia. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Chad?
- About 69 times: Chad has 69.1× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Chad and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× 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, Chad or New Caledonia?
- Chad: 21,003,705 people against 295,333. Density: Chad 16 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².