New Caledonia vs Seychelles
New Caledonia is 40.5 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into New Caledonia about 40 times.
New CaledoniaSeychellesNew Caledonia moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 40.5× the area of Seychelles.
| New Caledonia | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 122,730 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Victoria |
| Region | Melanesia | Eastern 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; Seychelles at 5° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Seychelles?
- Yes. New Caledonia is 40.5 times larger than Seychelles. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into New Caledonia?
- About 40 times: New Caledonia has 40.5× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do New Caledonia and Seychelles 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 Seychelles about 1.01×. 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 Seychelles?
- New Caledonia: 295,333 people against 122,730. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².