Guinea-Bissau vs New Caledonia
Guinea-Bissau is 94% larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 1.9 times.
Guinea-BissauNew CaledoniaGuinea-Bissau moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
1.94×
Guinea-Bissau is 1.94× the area of New Caledonia.
| Guinea-Bissau | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 295,333 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Noum'ea |
| Region | Western Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 94% larger than New Caledonia. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 1.9 times: Guinea-Bissau has 1.94× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guinea-Bissau 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, Guinea-Bissau or New Caledonia?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 295,333. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².