Curaçao vs New Caledonia
New Caledonia is 41.8 times larger than Curaçao. Curaçao would fit into New Caledonia about 42 times.
CuraçaoNew CaledoniaCuraçao moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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Curaçao is 0.02× the area of New Caledonia. Put the other way, New Caledonia is 41.8× the size of Curaçao.
| Curaçao | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 444 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 156,263 | 295,333 |
| Density | 352 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Willemstad | Noum'ea |
| Region | Caribbean | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Curaçao sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Curaçao bigger than New Caledonia?
- No. Curaçao is 41.8 times smaller than New Caledonia. Curaçao covers 444 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does Curaçao fit into New Caledonia?
- About 42 times: New Caledonia has 41.8× the area of Curaçao.
- Why do Curaçao and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Curaçao is drawn about 1.05× 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, Curaçao or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia: 295,333 people against 156,263. Density: Curaçao 352 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².