Marshall Islands vs New Caledonia
New Caledonia is 103 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into New Caledonia about 103 times.
Marshall IslandsNew CaledoniaMarshall Islands moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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Marshall Islands is 0.01× the area of New Caledonia. Put the other way, New Caledonia is 103× the size of Marshall Islands.
| Marshall Islands | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 36,282 | 295,333 |
| Density | 200 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Majuro | Noum'ea |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. Marshall Islands sits at about 7°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Marshall Islands bigger than New Caledonia?
- No. Marshall Islands is 103 times smaller than New Caledonia. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into New Caledonia?
- About 103 times: New Caledonia has 103× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Marshall Islands and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Marshall Islands is drawn about 1.02× 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, Marshall Islands or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia: 295,333 people against 36,282. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².