Guam vs New Caledonia
New Caledonia is 34.1 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into New Caledonia about 34 times.
GuamNew CaledoniaGuam moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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Guam is 0.03× the area of New Caledonia. Put the other way, New Caledonia is 34.1× the size of Guam.
| Guam | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 295,333 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Noum'ea |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. Guam 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 Guam bigger than New Caledonia?
- No. Guam is 34.1 times smaller than New Caledonia. Guam covers 544 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into New Caledonia?
- About 34 times: New Caledonia has 34.1× the area of Guam.
- Why do Guam and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guam 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, Guam or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia: 295,333 people against 168,999. Density: Guam 311 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².