New Caledonia vs Turkey
Turkey is 42.2 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Turkey about 42 times.
New CaledoniaTurkeyNew Caledonia moved onto Turkey · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 0.02× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 42.2× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Ankara |
| Region | Melanesia | Western Asia |
| 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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkey looks so much bigger than it is next to New Caledonia. 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 Turkey?
- No. New Caledonia is 42.2 times smaller than Turkey. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Turkey?
- About 42 times: Turkey has 42.2× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. That is why Turkey looks so much bigger than it really is next to New Caledonia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, New Caledonia or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Turkey 110 per km².