El Salvador vs New Caledonia
El Salvador is 13% larger than New Caledonia.
El SalvadorNew CaledoniaEl Salvador moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 1.13× the area of New Caledonia.
 El Salvador |  New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaEl Salvador: 1.13× the area | 21,041 km²#149 of 194 | 18,576 km² |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 2 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationEl Salvador: 21.6× the population | 6,365,503#112 of 194 · 2025 | 295,3332025 |
| DensityEl Salvador: 19× the density | 303 / km²#28 of 194 | 16 / km² |
| Urban populationEl Salvador: 1.11× the urban share | 76%#56 of 192 · 2025 | 68%2025 |
| Fertility rateNew Caledonia: 1.11× the births per woman | 1.77 per woman#111 of 192 · 2024 | 1.96 per woman2024 |
| Population growthNew Caledonia: 0.49 points higher | +0.43%#135 of 192 · 2025 | +0.92%2025 |
| Birth rateEl Salvador: 1.11× the birth rate | 15.6 per 1,000#98 of 192 · 2024 | 14.0 per 1,0002024 |
| Death rateEl Salvador: 1.19× the death rate | 7.5 per 1,000#86 of 192 · 2024 | 6.3 per 1,0002024 |
| Children under 15El Salvador: 3.3 points higher | 24.4%#94 of 192 · 2025 | 21.1%2025 |
| People over 65New Caledonia: 3.5 points higher | 8.3%#92 of 192 · 2025 | 11.8%2025 |
| Net migrationNew Caledonia: 5.3 per 1,000 higher | −3.8 per 1,000#167 of 192 · 2025 | +1.5 per 1,0002025 |
| Refugees abroad | 10.71 per 1,000#17 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancyNew Caledonia: 6.6 years longer | 72.3 years#113 of 192 · 2024 | 78.9 years2024 |
| Infant mortality | 8.8 per 1,000 births#117 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Doctors | 1.62 per 1,000#92 of 178 · 2023 | — |
| University enrolment | 32.8%#100 of 145 · 2024 | — |
| Human Development Index | 0.678#130 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capitaNew Caledonia: 5.56× the income per person | $5,410#111 of 185 · 2025 | $30,0702024 |
| GDPEl Salvador: 4.29× the economy | $36.71B2025 | $8.55B2024 |
| Income group | Upper-middle income | High income |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $14,101#113 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| GDP growthEl Salvador: 17.4 points higher | +3.9%#73 of 187 · 2025 | −13.5%2024 |
| Inflation | +0.3%#156 of 176 · 2025 | — |
| UnemploymentNew Caledonia: 3.39× the unemployment | 3.3%#127 of 178 · 2025 | 11.2%2025 |
| Extreme poverty | 4.6%#57 of 149 · 2023 | — |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 39.8#40 of 149 · 2023 | — |
| Jobs in agricultureEl Salvador: 12.1 points higher | 13.9% of jobs#97 of 178 · 2025 | 1.8% of jobs2025 |
| Jobs in industryEl Salvador: 2.5 points higher | 23.1% of jobs#54 of 178 · 2025 | 20.6% of jobs2025 |
| Jobs in servicesNew Caledonia: 14.6 points higher | 63.0% of jobs#78 of 178 · 2025 | 77.6% of jobs2025 |
| Foreign investmentNew Caledonia: 3.8 points higher | 2.1% of GDP#89 of 184 · 2025 | 5.9% of GDP2024 |
| ExportsEl Salvador: 20.3 points higher | 32.0% of GDP#93 of 168 · 2025 | 11.7% of GDP2024 |
| Military spending | 1.3% of GDP#95 of 155 · 2025 | — |
| Internet users | 67%#126 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptionsEl Salvador: 1.92× the mobile subscriptions | 177 per 100#9 of 191 · 2024 | 92 per 1002022 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest areaNew Caledonia: 1.46× the forest share | 33% of land#95 of 192 · 2024 | 48% of land2024 |
| CO₂ per personNew Caledonia: 11.3× the CO₂ per person | 1.51 t a year#114 of 185 · 2024 | 17.1 t a year2024 |
| Renewable energyEl Salvador: 12.3 points higher | 21.9%#99 of 190 · 2021 | 9.6%2022 |
| Access to electricityNew Caledonia: 1.3 points higher | 98.7%#115 of 192 · 2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | 29.6 µg/m³#51 of 191 · 2023 | — |
| Protected landNew Caledonia: 51.3 points higher | 8.3% of land#151 of 191 · 2025 | 59.6% of land2025 |
| Arable landEl Salvador: 34.5 points higher | 34.8% of land#20 of 190 · 2024 | 0.3% of land2024 |
| Water stress | 12.1%#84 of 176 · 2022 | — |
| Precipitation | 1,784 mm#41 of 180 · 2022 | — |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stabilityNew Caledonia: 0.18 higher | +0.11#96 of 193 · 2025 | +0.292025 |
| Control of corruptionNew Caledonia: 0.69 higher | −0.55#124 of 193 · 2025 | +0.142025 |
| Homicide rate | 7.9 per 100,000#35 of 146 · 2022 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Territory of France |
| Government | Presidential republic | Dependent territoryparliamentary democracy (Territorial Congress); an overseas collectivity of France |
| Capital | San Salvador | Noum'ea |
| Currency | United States dollar (USD) | CFP Franc (XPF) |
| Official languages | Spanish | French |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC−6 | UTC+11 |
| Calling code | +503 | +687 |
| Region | Central America, North America | Melanesia, Oceania |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
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.
- Which is richer, El Salvador or New Caledonia?
- By gross national income per person, New Caledonia: $30,070 against $5,410 (World Bank, Atlas method, 2025) — 5.56× as much.
- Where do people live longer, El Salvador or New Caledonia?
- In New Caledonia: life expectancy at birth is 78.9 years, against 72.3 — 6.6 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do El Salvador and New Caledonia have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — El Salvador: presidential republic; New Caledonia: dependent territory.