New Caledonia vs Oman
Oman is 16.7 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Oman about 17 times.
New CaledoniaOmanNew Caledonia moved onto Oman · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 0.06× the area of Oman. Put the other way, Oman is 16.7× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | Oman | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 309,500 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 5,494,691 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 18 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Muscat |
| Region | Melanesia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Oman at 21° N is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Oman?
- No. New Caledonia is 16.7 times smaller than Oman. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Oman covers 309,500 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Oman?
- About 17 times: Oman has 16.7× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and Oman 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 Oman about 1.14×. 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 Oman?
- Oman: 5,494,691 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Oman 18 per km².