Grenada vs New Caledonia
New Caledonia is 53.2 times larger than Grenada. Grenada would fit into New Caledonia about 53 times.
GrenadaNew CaledoniaGrenada moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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Grenada is 0.02× the area of New Caledonia. Put the other way, New Caledonia is 53.2× the size of Grenada.
| Grenada | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 349 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 117,303 | 295,333 |
| Density | 336 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Saint George's | Noum'ea |
| Region | Caribbean | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Grenada sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Grenada bigger than New Caledonia?
- No. Grenada is 53.2 times smaller than New Caledonia. Grenada covers 349 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does Grenada fit into New Caledonia?
- About 53 times: New Caledonia has 53.2× the area of Grenada.
- Why do Grenada and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Grenada is drawn about 1.05× 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, Grenada or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia: 295,333 people against 117,303. Density: Grenada 336 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².