New Caledonia vs Saint Helena
New Caledonia is 47.1 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into New Caledonia about 47 times.
New CaledoniaSaint HelenaNew Caledonia moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 47.1× the area of Saint Helena.
| New Caledonia | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 5,633 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Jamestown |
| Region | Melanesia | Western Africa |
| 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 Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- Yes. New Caledonia is 47.1 times larger than Saint Helena. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into New Caledonia?
- About 47 times: New Caledonia has 47.1× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do New Caledonia and Saint Helena 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 Helena about 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- New Caledonia: 295,333 people against 5,633. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².