New Caledonia vs Suriname
Suriname is 8.79 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Suriname about 8.8 times.
New CaledoniaSurinameNew Caledonia moved onto Suriname · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 0.11× the area of Suriname. Put the other way, Suriname is 8.79× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | Suriname | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 163,270 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 639,850 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Paramaribo |
| Region | Melanesia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Suriname at 4° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Suriname?
- No. New Caledonia is 8.79 times smaller than Suriname. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Suriname covers 163,270 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Suriname?
- About 8.8 times: Suriname has 8.79× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and Suriname 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 Suriname about 1.01×. 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 Suriname?
- Suriname: 639,850 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Suriname 3.9 per km².