Kiribati vs New Caledonia
New Caledonia is 22.9 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into New Caledonia about 23 times.
KiribatiNew CaledoniaKiribati moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.04× the area of New Caledonia. Put the other way, New Caledonia is 22.9× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 295,333 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Noum'ea |
| Region | Micronesia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Kiribati 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 Kiribati bigger than New Caledonia?
- No. Kiribati is 22.9 times smaller than New Caledonia. Kiribati covers 811 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into New Caledonia?
- About 23 times: New Caledonia has 22.9× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kiribati 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, Kiribati or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia: 295,333 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².