New Caledonia vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 8.81 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Tunisia about 8.8 times.
New CaledoniaTunisiaNew Caledonia moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 0.11× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 8.81× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Tunis |
| Region | Melanesia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- No. New Caledonia is 8.81 times smaller than Tunisia. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Tunisia?
- About 8.8 times: Tunisia has 8.81× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².