New Caledonia vs Togo
Togo is 3.06 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Togo about 3.1 times.
New CaledoniaTogoNew Caledonia moved onto Togo · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 0.33× the area of Togo. Put the other way, Togo is 3.06× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | Togo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 56,785 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 8,591,626 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 151 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Lome |
| Region | Melanesia | Western Africa |
| 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; Togo at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Togo?
- No. New Caledonia is 3.06 times smaller than Togo. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Togo covers 56,785 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Togo?
- About 3.1 times: Togo has 3.06× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and Togo 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 Togo about 1.02×. 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 Togo?
- Togo: 8,591,626 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Togo 151 per km².