Morocco vs New Caledonia
Morocco is 24 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Morocco about 24 times.
MoroccoNew CaledoniaMorocco moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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Morocco is 24× the area of New Caledonia.
| Morocco | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 446,550 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 38,430,770 | 295,333 |
| Density | 86 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Rabat | Noum'ea |
| Region | Northern Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Morocco sits at about 30°N and is stretched to 1.33× 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 Morocco bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. Morocco is 24 times larger than New Caledonia. Morocco covers 446,550 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Morocco?
- About 24 times: Morocco has 24× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Morocco and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Morocco is drawn about 1.33× 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, Morocco or New Caledonia?
- Morocco: 38,430,770 people against 295,333. Density: Morocco 86 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².