New Caledonia vs US Virgin Islands
New Caledonia is 53.7 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into New Caledonia about 54 times.
New CaledoniaUS Virgin IslandsNew Caledonia moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 53.7× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| New Caledonia | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 103,792 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Melanesia | Caribbean |
| 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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. New Caledonia is 53.7 times larger than US Virgin Islands. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into New Caledonia?
- About 54 times: New Caledonia has 53.7× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do New Caledonia and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- New Caledonia: 295,333 people against 103,792. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².