New Caledonia vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 3.86 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Sierra Leone about 3.9 times.
New CaledoniaSierra LeoneNew Caledonia moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 0.26× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 3.86× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Freetown |
| Region | Melanesia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Sierra Leone at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Sierra Leone?
- No. New Caledonia is 3.86 times smaller than Sierra Leone. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 3.9 times: Sierra Leone has 3.86× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone about 1.02×. 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 Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².