Liberia vs New Caledonia
Liberia is 6.0 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Liberia about 6.0 times.
LiberiaNew CaledoniaLiberia moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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Liberia is 6.0× the area of New Caledonia.
| Liberia | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 111,369 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 5,731,206 | 295,333 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Monrovia | Noum'ea |
| Region | Western Africa | 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. Liberia sits at about 6°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Liberia bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. Liberia is 6.0 times larger than New Caledonia. Liberia covers 111,369 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Liberia?
- About 6.0 times: Liberia has 6.0× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Liberia and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Liberia is drawn about 1.01× 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, Liberia or New Caledonia?
- Liberia: 5,731,206 people against 295,333. Density: Liberia 51 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².