New Caledonia vs Rwanda
Rwanda is 42% larger than New Caledonia.
New CaledoniaRwandaNew Caledonia moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
0.71×
New Caledonia is 0.71× the area of Rwanda. Put the other way, Rwanda is 1.42× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Kigali |
| Region | Melanesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- No. New Caledonia is 29% smaller than Rwanda. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Rwanda?
- About 1.4 times: Rwanda has 1.42× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and Rwanda 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 Rwanda about 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².