New Caledonia vs Pakistan
Pakistan is 47.5 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Pakistan about 47 times.
New CaledoniaPakistanNew Caledonia moved onto Pakistan · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 0.02× the area of Pakistan. Put the other way, Pakistan is 47.5× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | Pakistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 881,913 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 255,219,554 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 289 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Islamabad |
| Region | Melanesia | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Pakistan at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. 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 Pakistan?
- No. New Caledonia is 47.5 times smaller than Pakistan. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Pakistan covers 881,913 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Pakistan?
- About 47 times: Pakistan has 47.5× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and Pakistan 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 Pakistan about 1.33×. 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 Pakistan?
- Pakistan: 255,219,554 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Pakistan 289 per km².