Indonesia vs New Caledonia
Indonesia is 103 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Indonesia about 103 times.
IndonesiaNew CaledoniaIndonesia moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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Indonesia is 103× the area of New Caledonia.
| Indonesia | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 295,333 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Noum'ea |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Indonesia sits at about 2°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Indonesia bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. Indonesia is 103 times larger than New Caledonia. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Indonesia?
- About 103 times: Indonesia has 103× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Indonesia and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Indonesia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Indonesia or New Caledonia?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 295,333. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².