Guinea vs New Caledonia
Guinea is 13.2 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Guinea about 13 times.
GuineaNew CaledoniaGuinea moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
13.2×
Guinea is 13.2× the area of New Caledonia.
| Guinea | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 295,333 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Noum'ea |
| Region | Western Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guinea sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. Guinea is 13.2 times larger than New Caledonia. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Guinea?
- About 13 times: Guinea has 13.2× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Guinea and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guinea is drawn about 1.03× 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 or New Caledonia?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 295,333. Density: Guinea 61 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².