New Caledonia vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is 3.53 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Sri Lanka about 3.5 times.
New CaledoniaSri LankaNew Caledonia moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 0.28× the area of Sri Lanka. Put the other way, Sri Lanka is 3.53× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Colombo |
| Region | Melanesia | Southern Asia |
| 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; Sri Lanka at 8° 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 Sri Lanka?
- No. New Caledonia is 3.53 times smaller than Sri Lanka. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Sri Lanka?
- About 3.5 times: Sri Lanka has 3.53× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².