Montenegro vs New Caledonia
New Caledonia is 34% larger than Montenegro.
MontenegroNew CaledoniaMontenegro moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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Montenegro is 0.75× the area of New Caledonia. Put the other way, New Caledonia is 1.34× the size of Montenegro.
| Montenegro | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,883 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 623,129 | 295,333 |
| Density | 45 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Podgorica | Noum'ea |
| Region | Southern Europe | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Montenegro sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.86× its true area; New Caledonia at 21° S is stretched to 1.15×. That difference is why Montenegro looks so much bigger than it is next to New Caledonia. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Montenegro bigger than New Caledonia?
- No. Montenegro is 25% smaller than New Caledonia. Montenegro covers 13,883 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does Montenegro fit into New Caledonia?
- About 1.3 times: New Caledonia has 1.34× the area of Montenegro.
- Why do Montenegro and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Montenegro is drawn about 1.86× its true area there and New Caledonia about 1.15×. That is why Montenegro looks so much bigger than it really is next to New Caledonia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Montenegro or New Caledonia?
- Montenegro: 623,129 people against 295,333. Density: Montenegro 45 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².