New Caledonia is 1.08× the size of Kuwait
New Caledonia covers about 18,800 km² (7,270 mi²) and Kuwait about 17,500 km² (6,750 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 18,800km²New Caledonia
- 17,500km²Kuwait
100 km
- New Caledonia
- Kuwait
What fits
- Kuwait is 93% of the size of New Caledonia.
- New Caledonia is larger by 1,370 km² (528 mi²), which is 7.8% of the area of Kuwait.
- Measured in Belgiums: New Caledonia is about 0.61, Kuwait about 0.57.
How they differ
- New Caledonia is larger, but Kuwait has the larger population: 4.5 million against 279,000, 16.0× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 255 in Kuwait against 15 in New Caledonia: Kuwait is 17.3× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,800 km apart.
- On a standard web map Kuwait looks larger than New Caledonia: New Caledonia at 21°S is drawn about 1.2× too large and Kuwait at 29°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Kuwait as 1.06× the size of New Caledonia, when New Caledonia is 1.08× the size of Kuwait.
- Together New Caledonia and Kuwait cover 36,300 km², close to the size of Taiwan (36,200 km², 0.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,370 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Kuwait's density, New Caledonia would have 4.8 million people (it has 279,000). At New Caledonia's density, Kuwait would have 258,000 (it has 4.5 million).
- Kuwait's centre is 50.6° of latitude, about 5,630 km, farther north than New Caledonia's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | New Caledonia | 1.08× |
| More people | Kuwait | 16.0× |
| More crowded | Kuwait | 17.3× |
| Farther north | Kuwait | 50.6° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Kuwait | 1.3× against 1.2× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | New Caledonia | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 0.61× | 0.57× |
| 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 485 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 501 | 1 in 541 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 901 | 1 in 972 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| New Caledonia | Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 18,800 km²7,270 mi² | 17,500 km²6,750 mi² |
| Population | 279,000Wikidata, 2017 | 4.5 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Density | 15 per km² | 255 per km² |
| Official area | 18,600 km²Wikidata | 17,800 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Nouméa | Kuwait City |
| Latitude range | 23°S to 20°S | 29°N to 30°N |
| Continent | Oceania | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2020, 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 17,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 17,500 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