New Caledonia vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is 53% larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Solomon Islands about 1.5 times.
New CaledoniaSolomon IslandsNew Caledonia moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 0.65× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 1.53× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 838,645 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Honiara |
| Region | Melanesia | Melanesia |
| 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; Solomon Islands at 9° S 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 Solomon Islands?
- No. New Caledonia is 35% smaller than Solomon Islands. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 1.5 times: Solomon Islands has 1.53× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and Solomon Islands 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 Solomon Islands 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 Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands: 838,645 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².