New Caledonia vs South Africa
South Africa is 65.7 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into South Africa about 66 times.
New CaledoniaSouth AfricaNew Caledonia moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 0.02× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 65.7× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Pretoria |
| Region | Melanesia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- No. New Caledonia is 65.7 times smaller than South Africa. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into South Africa?
- About 66 times: South Africa has 65.7× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and South Africa 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 South Africa about 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², South Africa 53 per km².