New Caledonia vs Saint Martin
New Caledonia is 350 times larger than Saint Martin. Saint Martin would fit into New Caledonia about 350 times.
New CaledoniaSaint MartinNew Caledonia moved onto Saint Martin · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 350× the area of Saint Martin.
| New Caledonia | Saint Martin | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 53 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 24,941 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 471 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Marigot |
| Region | Melanesia | Caribbean |
| 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; Saint Martin at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Martin?
- Yes. New Caledonia is 350 times larger than Saint Martin. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Saint Martin covers 53 km².
- How many times does Saint Martin fit into New Caledonia?
- About 350 times: New Caledonia has 350× the area of Saint Martin.
- Why do New Caledonia and Saint Martin 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 Martin about 1.11×. 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 Martin?
- New Caledonia: 295,333 people against 24,941. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Saint Martin 471 per km².