Côte d'Ivoire vs New Caledonia
Côte d'Ivoire is 17.4 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 17 times.
Côte d'IvoireNew CaledoniaCôte d'Ivoire moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
17.4×
Côte d'Ivoire is 17.4× the area of New Caledonia.
| Côte d'Ivoire | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 295,333 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Noum'ea |
| Region | Western 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. Côte d'Ivoire sits at about 8°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Côte d'Ivoire bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 17.4 times larger than New Caledonia. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 17 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 17.4× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Côte d'Ivoire is drawn about 1.02× 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, Côte d'Ivoire or New Caledonia?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 295,333. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².