New Caledonia vs Thailand
Thailand is 27.6 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Thailand about 28 times.
New CaledoniaThailandNew Caledonia moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 0.04× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 27.6× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Bangkok |
| Region | Melanesia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Thailand at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- No. New Caledonia is 27.6 times smaller than Thailand. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Thailand?
- About 28 times: Thailand has 27.6× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and Thailand 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 Thailand about 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Thailand 140 per km².