Mozambique vs New Caledonia
Mozambique is 43.2 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Mozambique about 43 times.
MozambiqueNew CaledoniaMozambique moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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Mozambique is 43.2× the area of New Caledonia.
| Mozambique | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 801,590 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 35,631,653 | 295,333 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Maputo | Noum'ea |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mozambique sits at about 17°S 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 Mozambique bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. Mozambique is 43.2 times larger than New Caledonia. Mozambique covers 801,590 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Mozambique?
- About 43 times: Mozambique has 43.2× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Mozambique and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mozambique 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, Mozambique or New Caledonia?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 295,333. Density: Mozambique 44 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².