New Caledonia vs Niue
New Caledonia is 71.4 times larger than Niue. Niue would fit into New Caledonia about 71 times.
New CaledoniaNiueNew Caledonia moved onto Niue · Equal-area projection
71.4×
New Caledonia is 71.4× the area of Niue.
| New Caledonia | Niue | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 260 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 1,821 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 7.0 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Alofi |
| Region | Melanesia | Polynesia |
| 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; Niue at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Niue?
- Yes. New Caledonia is 71.4 times larger than Niue. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Niue covers 260 km².
- How many times does Niue fit into New Caledonia?
- About 71 times: New Caledonia has 71.4× the area of Niue.
- Why do New Caledonia and Niue 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 Niue about 1.12×. 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 Niue?
- New Caledonia: 295,333 people against 1,821. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Niue 7.0 per km².