New Caledonia vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 17.9 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Vietnam about 18 times.
New CaledoniaVietnamNew Caledonia moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 0.06× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 17.9× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Hanoi |
| Region | Melanesia | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Vietnam at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- No. New Caledonia is 17.9 times smaller than Vietnam. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Vietnam?
- About 18 times: Vietnam has 17.9× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and Vietnam 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 Vietnam about 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².