Eritrea vs New Caledonia
Eritrea is 6.33 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Eritrea about 6.3 times.
EritreaNew CaledoniaEritrea moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
6.33×
Eritrea is 6.33× the area of New Caledonia.
| Eritrea | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 295,333 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Noum'ea |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eritrea sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Eritrea bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. Eritrea is 6.33 times larger than New Caledonia. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Eritrea?
- About 6.3 times: Eritrea has 6.33× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Eritrea and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× 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, Eritrea or New Caledonia?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 295,333. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².