New Caledonia vs Senegal
Senegal is 10.6 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Senegal about 11 times.
New CaledoniaSenegalNew Caledonia moved onto Senegal · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 0.09× the area of Senegal. Put the other way, Senegal is 10.6× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 196,722 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 18,931,966 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 96 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Dakar |
| Region | Melanesia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Senegal at 14° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- No. New Caledonia is 10.6 times smaller than Senegal. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Senegal covers 196,722 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Senegal?
- About 11 times: Senegal has 10.6× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and Senegal 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 Senegal about 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Senegal: 18,931,966 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Senegal 96 per km².