Mali vs New Caledonia
Mali is 66.8 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Mali about 67 times.
MaliNew CaledoniaMali moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
66.8×
Mali is 66.8× the area of New Caledonia.
| Mali | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,240,192 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 25,198,821 | 295,333 |
| Density | 20 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Bamako | Noum'ea |
| Region | Western Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mali sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Mali bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. Mali is 66.8 times larger than New Caledonia. Mali covers 1,240,192 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Mali?
- About 67 times: Mali has 66.8× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Mali and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mali is drawn about 1.1× 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, Mali or New Caledonia?
- Mali: 25,198,821 people against 295,333. Density: Mali 20 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².