New Caledonia vs Paraguay
Paraguay is 21.9 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Paraguay about 22 times.
New CaledoniaParaguayNew Caledonia moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 0.05× the area of Paraguay. Put the other way, Paraguay is 21.9× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Asuncion |
| Region | Melanesia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- No. New Caledonia is 21.9 times smaller than Paraguay. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Paraguay?
- About 22 times: Paraguay has 21.9× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and Paraguay 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 Paraguay about 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay: 7,013,078 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².