New Caledonia vs South Korea
South Korea is 5.4 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into South Korea about 5.4 times.
New CaledoniaSouth KoreaNew Caledonia moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 0.19× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 5.4× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Seoul |
| Region | Melanesia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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 Korea at 36° N is stretched to 1.54×. 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 Korea?
- No. New Caledonia is 5.4 times smaller than South Korea. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into South Korea?
- About 5.4 times: South Korea has 5.4× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and South Korea 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 Korea about 1.54×. 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 Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², South Korea 515 per km².