Madagascar vs New Caledonia
Madagascar is 31.6 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Madagascar about 32 times.
MadagascarNew CaledoniaMadagascar moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
31.6×
Madagascar is 31.6× the area of New Caledonia.
| Madagascar | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 295,333 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Noum'ea |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Madagascar sits at about 19°S and is stretched to 1.12× 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 Madagascar bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. Madagascar is 31.6 times larger than New Caledonia. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Madagascar?
- About 32 times: Madagascar has 31.6× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Madagascar and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Madagascar is drawn about 1.12× 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, Madagascar or New Caledonia?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 295,333. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².