New Caledonia vs Philippines
Philippines is 18.5 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Philippines about 18 times.
New CaledoniaPhilippinesNew Caledonia moved onto Philippines · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 0.05× the area of Philippines. Put the other way, Philippines is 18.5× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 343,448 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 116,786,962 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 340 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Manila |
| Region | Melanesia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Philippines at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- No. New Caledonia is 18.5 times smaller than Philippines. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Philippines covers 343,448 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Philippines?
- About 18 times: Philippines has 18.5× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and Philippines 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 Philippines about 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- Philippines: 116,786,962 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Philippines 340 per km².