Ghana vs New Caledonia
Ghana is 12.8 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Ghana about 13 times.
GhanaNew CaledoniaGhana moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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Ghana is 12.8× the area of New Caledonia.
| Ghana | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 295,333 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Noum'ea |
| Region | Western 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. Ghana sits at about 8°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 Ghana bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. Ghana is 12.8 times larger than New Caledonia. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Ghana?
- About 13 times: Ghana has 12.8× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Ghana and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ghana 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, Ghana or New Caledonia?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 295,333. Density: Ghana 147 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².