Ecuador vs New Caledonia
Ecuador is 13.8 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Ecuador about 14 times.
EcuadorNew CaledoniaEcuador moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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Ecuador is 13.8× the area of New Caledonia.
| Ecuador | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 295,333 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Noum'ea |
| Region | South 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. Ecuador 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 Ecuador bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. Ecuador is 13.8 times larger than New Caledonia. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Ecuador?
- About 14 times: Ecuador has 13.8× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Ecuador and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ecuador 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, Ecuador or New Caledonia?
- Ecuador: 18,289,896 people against 295,333. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².