Costa Rica vs New Caledonia
Costa Rica is 2.76 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Costa Rica about 2.8 times.
Costa RicaNew CaledoniaCosta Rica moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 2.76× the area of New Caledonia.
| Costa Rica | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 295,333 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Noum'ea |
| Region | Central America | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Costa Rica sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Costa Rica bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. Costa Rica is 2.76 times larger than New Caledonia. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Costa Rica?
- About 2.8 times: Costa Rica has 2.76× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Costa Rica and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Costa Rica is drawn about 1.03× 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, Costa Rica or New Caledonia?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 295,333. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².