Iran vs New Caledonia
Iran is 88.7 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Iran about 89 times.
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Iran is 88.7× the area of New Caledonia.
| Iran | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,648,195 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 92,417,681 | 295,333 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Tehran | Noum'ea |
| Region | Southern Asia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Iran sits at about 33°N and is stretched to 1.41× 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 Iran bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. Iran is 88.7 times larger than New Caledonia. Iran covers 1,648,195 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Iran?
- About 89 times: Iran has 88.7× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Iran and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Iran is drawn about 1.41× 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, Iran or New Caledonia?
- Iran: 92,417,681 people against 295,333. Density: Iran 56 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².