New Caledonia vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 51.0 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Tanzania about 51 times.
New CaledoniaTanzaniaNew Caledonia moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 0.02× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 51.0× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Dodoma |
| Region | Melanesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° S 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 Tanzania?
- No. New Caledonia is 51.0 times smaller than Tanzania. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Tanzania?
- About 51 times: Tanzania has 51.0× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and Tanzania 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 Tanzania 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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².