New Caledonia vs Taiwan
Taiwan is 95% larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Taiwan about 1.9 times.
New CaledoniaTaiwanNew Caledonia moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 0.51× the area of Taiwan. Put the other way, Taiwan is 1.95× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Taipei |
| Region | Melanesia | Eastern 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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- No. New Caledonia is 49% smaller than Taiwan. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Taiwan?
- About 1.9 times: Taiwan has 1.95× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².