New Caledonia vs Peru
Peru is 69.2 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Peru about 69 times.
New CaledoniaPeruNew Caledonia moved onto Peru · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 0.01× the area of Peru. Put the other way, Peru is 69.2× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 34,576,665 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Lima |
| Region | Melanesia | South America |
| 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; Peru at 9° S is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- No. New Caledonia is 69.2 times smaller than Peru. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Peru covers 1,285,216 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Peru?
- About 69 times: Peru has 69.2× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and Peru 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 Peru about 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- Peru: 34,576,665 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Peru 27 per km².