Slovenia is 1.08× the size of New Caledonia
Slovenia covers about 20,300 km² (7,850 mi²) and New Caledonia about 18,800 km² (7,270 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 20,300km²Slovenia
- 18,800km²New Caledonia
100 km
- Slovenia
- New Caledonia
What fits
- New Caledonia is 93% of the size of Slovenia.
- Slovenia is larger by 1,490 km² (574 mi²), which is 7.9% of the area of New Caledonia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Slovenia is about 0.66, New Caledonia about 0.61.
How they differ
- Slovenia also has the larger population: 2.1 million against 279,000, 7.42× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 102 in Slovenia against 15 in New Caledonia: Slovenia is 6.88× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 16,200 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Slovenia at 46°N is drawn about 2.1× too large and New Caledonia at 21°S about 1.2×, so the map shows Slovenia as 1.95× the size of New Caledonia instead of 1.08×.
- Together Slovenia and New Caledonia cover 39,200 km², close to the size of Bhutan (40,400 km², 3.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,490 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At New Caledonia's density, Slovenia would have 300,000 people (it has 2.1 million). At Slovenia's density, New Caledonia would have 1.9 million (it has 279,000).
- Slovenia's centre is 67.4° of latitude, about 7,500 km, farther north than New Caledonia's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Slovenia | 1.08× |
| More people | Slovenia | 7.42× |
| More crowded | Slovenia | 6.88× |
| Farther north | Slovenia | 67.4° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Slovenia | 2.1× against 1.2× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Slovenia | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 0.66× | 0.61× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 0.08× | 0.08× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.06× | 0.05× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.05× | 0.05× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.04× | 0.03× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 417 | 1 in 450 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 465 | 1 in 501 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 835 | 1 in 901 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Slovenia | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 20,300 km²7,850 mi² | 18,800 km²7,270 mi² |
| Population | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2018 | 279,000Wikidata, 2017 |
| Density | 102 per km² | 15 per km² |
| Official area | 20,300 km²Wikidata | 18,600 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Ljubljana | Nouméa |
| Latitude range | 45°N to 47°N | 23°S to 20°S |
| Continent | Europe | Oceania |
Population: Wikidata 2018 and Wikidata 2017, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 20,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 20,300 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