Germany is 19.0× the size of New Caledonia
Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and New Caledonia about 18,800 km² (7,270 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 358,000km²Germany
- 18,800km²New Caledonia
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- Germany
- New Caledonia
What fits
- New Caledonia fits inside Germany about 19.0 times by area.
- Germany is larger by 339,000 km² (131,000 mi²), which is 1,798% of the area of New Caledonia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, New Caledonia about 0.61.
How they differ
- Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 279,000, 300× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 233 in Germany against 15 in New Caledonia: Germany is 15.8× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 16,100 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Germany at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and New Caledonia at 21°S about 1.2×, so the map shows Germany as 41.7× the size of New Caledonia instead of 19.0×.
- Together Germany and New Caledonia cover 377,000 km², close to the size of Japan (374,000 km², 0.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 339,000 km², is about the size of Finland (333,000 km²).
- At New Caledonia's density, Germany would have 5.3 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, New Caledonia would have 4.4 million (it has 279,000).
- Germany's centre is 72.4° of latitude, about 8,050 km, farther north than New Caledonia's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Germany | 19.0× |
| More people | Germany | 300× |
| More crowded | Germany | 15.8× |
| Farther north | Germany | 72.4° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Germany | 2.5× against 1.2× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Germany | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 11.7× | 0.61× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.47× | 0.08× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.96× | 0.05× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.65× | 0.03× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.11× | 0.01× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× | 1 in 450 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.04× | 1 in 501 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× | 1 in 901 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Germany | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 358,000 km²138,000 mi² | 18,800 km²7,270 mi² |
| Population | 83.5 millionWikidata, 2025 | 279,000Wikidata, 2017 |
| Density | 233 per km² | 15 per km² |
| Official area | 358,000 km²Wikidata | 18,600 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Berlin | Nouméa |
| Latitude range | 47°N to 55°N | 23°S to 20°S |
| Continent | Europe | Oceania |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2017, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 358,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 358,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 18,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 18,800 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11