New Caledonia vs Nicaragua
Nicaragua is 6.48 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Nicaragua about 6.5 times.
New CaledoniaNicaraguaNew Caledonia moved onto Nicaragua · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 0.15× the area of Nicaragua. Put the other way, Nicaragua is 6.48× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Managua |
| Region | Melanesia | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Nicaragua at 13° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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 New Caledonia bigger than Nicaragua?
- No. New Caledonia is 6.48 times smaller than Nicaragua. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Nicaragua?
- About 6.5 times: Nicaragua has 6.48× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua about 1.05×. 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, New Caledonia or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua: 7,007,502 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².