New Caledonia vs Palestine
New Caledonia is 2.26 times larger than Palestine. Palestine would fit into New Caledonia about 2.3 times.
New CaledoniaPalestineNew Caledonia moved onto Palestine · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 2.26× the area of Palestine.
| New Caledonia | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | East Jerusalem |
| 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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Yes. New Caledonia is 2.26 times larger than Palestine. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Palestine fit into New Caledonia?
- About 2.3 times: New Caledonia has 2.26× the area of Palestine.
- Why do New Caledonia and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Palestine: 5,413,596 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Palestine 659 per km².