Laos vs New Caledonia
Laos is 12.7 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Laos about 13 times.
LaosNew CaledoniaLaos moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
12.7×
Laos is 12.7× the area of New Caledonia.
| Laos | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 236,800 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 7,873,046 | 295,333 |
| Density | 33 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Vientiane | Noum'ea |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Laos sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Laos bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. Laos is 12.7 times larger than New Caledonia. Laos covers 236,800 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Laos?
- About 13 times: Laos has 12.7× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Laos and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Laos is drawn about 1.11× 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, Laos or New Caledonia?
- Laos: 7,873,046 people against 295,333. Density: Laos 33 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².