New Caledonia vs New Zealand
New Zealand is 14.4 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into New Zealand about 14 times.
New CaledoniaNew ZealandNew Caledonia moved onto New Zealand · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 0.07× the area of New Zealand. Put the other way, New Zealand is 14.4× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 268,021 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 5,324,700 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Wellington |
| Region | Melanesia | Australia and New Zealand |
| 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. New Caledonia sits at about 21°S and is stretched to 1.15× its true area; New Zealand at 42° S is stretched to 1.79×. That difference is why New Zealand looks so much bigger than it is next to New Caledonia. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is New Caledonia bigger than New Zealand?
- No. New Caledonia is 14.4 times smaller than New Zealand. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and New Zealand covers 268,021 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into New Zealand?
- About 14 times: New Zealand has 14.4× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and New Zealand look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. New Caledonia is drawn about 1.15× its true area there and New Zealand about 1.79×. That is why New Zealand looks so much bigger than it really is next to New Caledonia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, New Caledonia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand: 5,324,700 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², New Zealand 20 per km².