New Caledonia vs Sudan
Sudan is 102 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Sudan about 102 times.
New CaledoniaSudanNew Caledonia moved onto Sudan · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 0.01× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 102× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Khartoum |
| Region | Melanesia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- No. New Caledonia is 102 times smaller than Sudan. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Sudan?
- About 102 times: Sudan has 102× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and 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 Sudan about 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Sudan 27 per km².