Malaysia vs New Caledonia
Malaysia is 17.8 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Malaysia about 18 times.
MalaysiaNew CaledoniaMalaysia moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
17.8×
Malaysia is 17.8× the area of New Caledonia.
| Malaysia | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 295,333 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | Noum'ea |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | 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. Malaysia sits at about 4°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 Malaysia bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. Malaysia is 17.8 times larger than New Caledonia. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Malaysia?
- About 18 times: Malaysia has 17.8× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Malaysia and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malaysia 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, Malaysia or New Caledonia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 295,333. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².