Myanmar vs New Caledonia
Myanmar is 36.4 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Myanmar about 36 times.
MyanmarNew CaledoniaMyanmar moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
36.4×
Myanmar is 36.4× the area of New Caledonia.
| Myanmar | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 676,577 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 54,850,648 | 295,333 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Naypyidaw | Noum'ea |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | 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. Myanmar sits at about 21°N and is stretched to 1.15× 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 Myanmar bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. Myanmar is 36.4 times larger than New Caledonia. Myanmar covers 676,577 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Myanmar?
- About 36 times: Myanmar has 36.4× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Myanmar and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Myanmar is drawn about 1.15× 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, Myanmar or New Caledonia?
- Myanmar: 54,850,648 people against 295,333. Density: Myanmar 81 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².