New Caledonia vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
New Caledonia is 47.8 times larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would fit into New Caledonia about 48 times.
New CaledoniaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesNew Caledonia moved onto Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Equal-area projection
47.8×
New Caledonia is 47.8× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
| New Caledonia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 389 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 99,924 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Kingstown |
| 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 Vincent and the Grenadines at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Yes. New Caledonia is 47.8 times larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km².
- How many times does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines fit into New Caledonia?
- About 48 times: New Caledonia has 47.8× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- Why do New Caledonia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Vincent and the Grenadines about 1.06×. 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- New Caledonia: 295,333 people against 99,924. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km².