New Caledonia vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 49.1 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Venezuela about 49 times.
New CaledoniaVenezuelaNew Caledonia moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 0.02× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 49.1× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Caracas |
| Region | Melanesia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- No. New Caledonia is 49.1 times smaller than Venezuela. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Venezuela?
- About 49 times: Venezuela has 49.1× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and Venezuela 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 Venezuela about 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².