New Caledonia vs Saint Barthélemy
New Caledonia is 774 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into New Caledonia about 774 times.
New CaledoniaSaint BarthélemyNew Caledonia moved onto Saint Barthélemy · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 774× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
| New Caledonia | Saint Barthélemy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 24 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 10,124 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 422 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Gustavia |
| Region | Melanesia | Caribbean |
| 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; Saint Barthélemy at 18° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Yes. New Caledonia is 774 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into New Caledonia?
- About 774 times: New Caledonia has 774× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do New Caledonia and Saint Barthélemy 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 Saint Barthélemy about 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- New Caledonia: 295,333 people against 10,124. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Saint Barthélemy 422 per km².