Eswatini vs New Caledonia
New Caledonia is 7% larger than Eswatini.
EswatiniNew CaledoniaEswatini moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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Eswatini is 0.93× the area of New Caledonia. Put the other way, New Caledonia is 1.07× the size of Eswatini.
| Eswatini | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 295,333 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Noum'ea |
| Region | Southern Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Eswatini sits at about 27°S and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Eswatini bigger than New Caledonia?
- No. Eswatini is 7% smaller than New Caledonia. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into New Caledonia?
- About 1.1 times: New Caledonia has 1.07× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Eswatini and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini is drawn about 1.25× 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, Eswatini or New Caledonia?
- Eswatini: 1,256,174 people against 295,333. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².