Ethiopia vs New Caledonia
Ethiopia is 59.4 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Ethiopia about 59 times.
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Ethiopia is 59.4× the area of New Caledonia.
| Ethiopia | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 295,333 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Noum'ea |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ethiopia sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Ethiopia bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. Ethiopia is 59.4 times larger than New Caledonia. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Ethiopia?
- About 59 times: Ethiopia has 59.4× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Ethiopia and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ethiopia is drawn about 1.02× 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, Ethiopia or New Caledonia?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 295,333. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².