Chile vs New Caledonia
Chile is 40.7 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Chile about 41 times.
ChileNew CaledoniaChile moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
40.7×
Chile is 40.7× the area of New Caledonia.
| Chile | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 295,333 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Noum'ea |
| Region | South America | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Chile sits at about 36°S and is stretched to 1.53× 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 Chile bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. Chile is 40.7 times larger than New Caledonia. Chile covers 756,102 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Chile?
- About 41 times: Chile has 40.7× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Chile and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chile is drawn about 1.53× 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, Chile or New Caledonia?
- Chile: 19,859,921 people against 295,333. Density: Chile 26 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².