El Salvador vs New Caledonia
El Salvador is 13% larger than New Caledonia.
El SalvadorNew CaledoniaEl Salvador moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
1.13×
El Salvador is 1.13× the area of New Caledonia.
| El Salvador | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 295,333 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | 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. El Salvador sits at about 14°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 El Salvador bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. El Salvador is 13% larger than New Caledonia. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into El Salvador?
- About 1.1 times: El Salvador has 1.13× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do El Salvador and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. El Salvador is drawn about 1.06× 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, El Salvador or New Caledonia?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 295,333. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².