New Caledonia vs Uganda
Uganda is 13.0 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Uganda about 13 times.
New CaledoniaUgandaNew Caledonia moved onto Uganda · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 0.08× the area of Uganda. Put the other way, Uganda is 13.0× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Kampala |
| Region | Melanesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Uganda at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- No. New Caledonia is 13.0 times smaller than Uganda. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Uganda?
- About 13 times: Uganda has 13.0× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and Uganda 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 Uganda about 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Uganda 213 per km².