New Caledonia is 1.10× the size of Eswatini
New Caledonia covers about 18,800 km² (7,270 mi²) and Eswatini about 17,100 km² (6,610 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 18,800km²New Caledonia
- 17,100km²Eswatini
100 km
- New Caledonia
- Eswatini
What fits
- Eswatini is 91% of the size of New Caledonia.
- New Caledonia is larger by 1,730 km² (668 mi²), which is 10% of the area of Eswatini.
- Measured in Belgiums: New Caledonia is about 0.61, Eswatini about 0.56.
How they differ
- New Caledonia is larger, but Eswatini has the larger population: 1.2 million against 279,000, 4.42× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 72 in Eswatini against 15 in New Caledonia: Eswatini is 4.86× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,800 km apart.
- Together New Caledonia and Eswatini cover 36,000 km², close to the size of Taiwan (36,200 km², 0.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,730 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Eswatini's density, New Caledonia would have 1.4 million people (it has 279,000). At New Caledonia's density, Eswatini would have 253,000 (it has 1.2 million).
- New Caledonia's centre is 5.3° of latitude, about 580 km, farther north than Eswatini's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | New Caledonia | 1.10× |
| More people | Eswatini | 4.42× |
| More crowded | Eswatini | 4.86× |
| Farther north | New Caledonia | 5.3° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Eswatini | 1.2× against 1.2× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | New Caledonia | Eswatini |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 0.61× | 0.56× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 0.08× | 0.07× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.05× | 0.05× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.05× | 0.05× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.03× | 0.03× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 450 | 1 in 495 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 501 | 1 in 552 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 901 | 1 in 992 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| New Caledonia | Eswatini | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 18,800 km²7,270 mi² | 17,100 km²6,610 mi² |
| Population | 279,000Wikidata, 2017 | 1.2 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 15 per km² | 72 per km² |
| Official area | 18,600 km²Wikidata | 17,400 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Nouméa | Mbabane; Lobamba |
| Latitude range | 23°S to 20°S | 27°S to 26°S |
| Continent | Oceania | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 18,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 18,800 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 17,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 17,100 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