New Caledonia vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 49.7 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Nigeria about 50 times.
New CaledoniaNigeriaNew Caledonia moved onto Nigeria · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 0.02× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 49.7× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Abuja |
| Region | Melanesia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Nigeria at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- No. New Caledonia is 49.7 times smaller than Nigeria. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Nigeria?
- About 50 times: Nigeria has 49.7× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and Nigeria 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 Nigeria about 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².