New Caledonia vs Somalia
Somalia is 34.3 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Somalia about 34 times.
New CaledoniaSomaliaNew Caledonia moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 0.03× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 34.3× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Mogadishu |
| Region | Melanesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Somalia at 5° N 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 Somalia?
- No. New Caledonia is 34.3 times smaller than Somalia. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Somalia?
- About 34 times: Somalia has 34.3× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and Somalia 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 Somalia 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 Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Somalia 31 per km².