New Caledonia vs Tonga
New Caledonia is 24.8 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into New Caledonia about 25 times.
New CaledoniaTongaNew Caledonia moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
24.8×
New Caledonia is 24.8× the area of Tonga.
| New Caledonia | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 103,742 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Melanesia | Polynesia |
| 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; Tonga at 20° S is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- Yes. New Caledonia is 24.8 times larger than Tonga. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into New Caledonia?
- About 25 times: New Caledonia has 24.8× the area of Tonga.
- Why do New Caledonia and Tonga 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 Tonga about 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- New Caledonia: 295,333 people against 103,742. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Tonga 139 per km².