Gambia vs New Caledonia
New Caledonia is 64% larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into New Caledonia about 1.6 times.
GambiaNew CaledoniaGambia moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
0.61×
Gambia is 0.61× the area of New Caledonia. Put the other way, New Caledonia is 1.64× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 295,333 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Noum'ea |
| Region | Western Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Gambia sits at about 13°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 Gambia bigger than New Caledonia?
- No. Gambia is 39% smaller than New Caledonia. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into New Caledonia?
- About 1.6 times: New Caledonia has 1.64× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gambia 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, Gambia or New Caledonia?
- Gambia: 2,822,093 people against 295,333. Density: Gambia 250 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².