Namibia vs New Caledonia
Namibia is 44.4 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Namibia about 44 times.
NamibiaNew CaledoniaNamibia moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
44.4×
Namibia is 44.4× the area of New Caledonia.
| Namibia | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 825,615 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 3,092,816 | 295,333 |
| Density | 3.7 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Windhoek | Noum'ea |
| Region | Southern Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Namibia sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.16× 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 Namibia bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. Namibia is 44.4 times larger than New Caledonia. Namibia covers 825,615 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Namibia?
- About 44 times: Namibia has 44.4× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Namibia and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Namibia is drawn about 1.16× 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, Namibia or New Caledonia?
- Namibia: 3,092,816 people against 295,333. Density: Namibia 3.7 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².