Equatorial Guinea vs New Caledonia
Equatorial Guinea is 51% larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Equatorial Guinea about 1.5 times.
Equatorial GuineaNew CaledoniaEquatorial Guinea moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
1.51×
Equatorial Guinea is 1.51× the area of New Caledonia.
| Equatorial Guinea | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 295,333 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Noum'ea |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°N 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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. Equatorial Guinea is 51% larger than New Caledonia. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Equatorial Guinea?
- About 1.5 times: Equatorial Guinea has 1.51× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea 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, Equatorial Guinea or New Caledonia?
- Equatorial Guinea: 1,938,431 people against 295,333. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².