New Caledonia vs Qatar
New Caledonia is 62% larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into New Caledonia about 1.6 times.
New CaledoniaQatarNew Caledonia moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
1.62×
New Caledonia is 1.62× the area of Qatar.
| New Caledonia | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Doha |
| Region | Melanesia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Yes. New Caledonia is 62% larger than Qatar. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into New Caledonia?
- About 1.6 times: New Caledonia has 1.62× the area of Qatar.
- Why do New Caledonia and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Qatar 260 per km².