Kenya vs New Caledonia
Kenya is 31.3 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Kenya about 31 times.
KenyaNew CaledoniaKenya moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
31.3×
Kenya is 31.3× the area of New Caledonia.
| Kenya | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,309 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 57,532,493 | 295,333 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Nairobi | Noum'ea |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Kenya sits at about 1°N 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 Kenya bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. Kenya is 31.3 times larger than New Caledonia. Kenya covers 581,309 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Kenya?
- About 31 times: Kenya has 31.3× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Kenya and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kenya 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, Kenya or New Caledonia?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 295,333. Density: Kenya 99 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².