Montserrat vs New Caledonia
New Caledonia is 182 times larger than Montserrat. Montserrat would fit into New Caledonia about 182 times.
MontserratNew CaledoniaMontserrat moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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Montserrat is 0.01× the area of New Caledonia. Put the other way, New Caledonia is 182× the size of Montserrat.
| Montserrat | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 102 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 5,440 | 295,333 |
| Density | 53 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Brades | Noum'ea |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Montserrat sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.09× 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 Montserrat bigger than New Caledonia?
- No. Montserrat is 182 times smaller than New Caledonia. Montserrat covers 102 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does Montserrat fit into New Caledonia?
- About 182 times: New Caledonia has 182× the area of Montserrat.
- Why do Montserrat and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Montserrat is drawn about 1.09× 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, Montserrat or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia: 295,333 people against 5,440. Density: Montserrat 53 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².