New Caledonia vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 34.7 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into South Sudan about 35 times.
New CaledoniaSouth SudanNew Caledonia moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 0.03× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 34.7× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Juba |
| Region | Melanesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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 Sudan at 7° 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 South Sudan?
- No. New Caledonia is 34.7 times smaller than South Sudan. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into South Sudan?
- About 35 times: South Sudan has 34.7× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and South Sudan 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 Sudan 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 South Sudan?
- South Sudan: 12,188,788 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².