Hong Kong vs New Caledonia
New Caledonia is 6.74 times larger than Hong Kong. Hong Kong would fit into New Caledonia about 6.7 times.
Hong KongNew CaledoniaHong Kong moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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Hong Kong is 0.15× the area of New Caledonia. Put the other way, New Caledonia is 6.74× the size of Hong Kong.
| Hong Kong | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,755 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 7,498,900 | 295,333 |
| Density | 2,722 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | — | Noum'ea |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Hong Kong sits at about 22°N and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Hong Kong bigger than New Caledonia?
- No. Hong Kong is 6.74 times smaller than New Caledonia. Hong Kong covers 2,755 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into New Caledonia?
- About 6.7 times: New Caledonia has 6.74× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do Hong Kong and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Hong Kong is drawn about 1.17× 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, Hong Kong or New Caledonia?
- Hong Kong: 7,498,900 people against 295,333. Density: Hong Kong 2,722 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².