New Caledonia vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 21 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Zimbabwe about 21 times.
New CaledoniaZimbabweNew Caledonia moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 0.05× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 21× the size of New Caledonia.
| New Caledonia | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Harare |
| Region | Melanesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. New Caledonia is 21 times smaller than Zimbabwe. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 21 times: Zimbabwe has 21× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do New Caledonia and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 295,333. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².