New Caledonia vs Syria
Syria is 9.97 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Syria about 10.0 times.
New CaledoniaSyriaNew Caledonia moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 0.1× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 9.97× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Damascus |
| Region | Melanesia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- No. New Caledonia is 9.97 times smaller than Syria. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Syria?
- About 10.0 times: Syria has 9.97× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and Syria 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 Syria about 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Syria 138 per km².