Congo vs New Caledonia
Congo is 18.4 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Congo about 18 times.
CongoNew CaledoniaCongo moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
18.4×
Congo is 18.4× the area of New Caledonia.
| Congo | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 342,000 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 6,484,437 | 295,333 |
| Density | 19 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Brazzaville | Noum'ea |
| Region | Middle Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Congo sits at about 1°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Congo bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. Congo is 18.4 times larger than New Caledonia. Congo covers 342,000 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Congo?
- About 18 times: Congo has 18.4× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Congo and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Congo is drawn about 1.0× 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, Congo or New Caledonia?
- Congo: 6,484,437 people against 295,333. Density: Congo 19 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².