New Caledonia vs Zambia
Zambia is 40.5 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Zambia about 41 times.
New CaledoniaZambiaNew Caledonia moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 0.02× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 40.5× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Lusaka |
| Region | Melanesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Zambia at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- No. New Caledonia is 40.5 times smaller than Zambia. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Zambia?
- About 41 times: Zambia has 40.5× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and Zambia 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 Zambia about 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Zambia 29 per km².