New Caledonia vs Yemen
Yemen is 24.5 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Yemen about 25 times.
New CaledoniaYemenNew Caledonia moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 0.04× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 24.5× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Sana'a |
| Region | Melanesia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Yemen at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- No. New Caledonia is 24.5 times smaller than Yemen. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Yemen?
- About 25 times: Yemen has 24.5× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and Yemen 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 Yemen about 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Yemen 92 per km².