United Kingdom is 12.9× the size of New Caledonia

United Kingdom covers about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²) and New Caledonia about 18,800 km² (7,270 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

244,000km²United Kingdom
18,800km²New Caledonia

200 km

United Kingdom
New Caledonia

What fits

New Caledonia fits inside United Kingdom about 12.9 times by area.
United Kingdom is larger by 225,000 km² (86,900 mi²), which is 1,194% of the area of New Caledonia.
Measured in Belgiums: United Kingdom is about 7.95, New Caledonia about 0.61.

How they differ

United Kingdom also has the larger population: 67.3 million against 279,000, 242× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 276 in United Kingdom against 15 in New Caledonia: United Kingdom is 18.7× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 16,200 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: United Kingdom at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and New Caledonia at 21°S about 1.2×, so the map shows United Kingdom as 32.6× the size of New Caledonia instead of 12.9×.
Together United Kingdom and New Caledonia cover 263,000 km², close to the size of Gabon (260,000 km², 1.0% smaller).
The gap between them, 225,000 km², is about the size of Laos (228,000 km²).
At New Caledonia's density, United Kingdom would have 3.6 million people (it has 67.3 million). At United Kingdom's density, New Caledonia would have 5.2 million (it has 279,000).
United Kingdom's centre is 75.3° of latitude, about 8,380 km, farther north than New Caledonia's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	United Kingdom	12.9×
More people	United Kingdom	242×
More crowded	United Kingdom	18.7×
Farther north	United Kingdom	75.3° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	United Kingdom	2.9× against 1.2×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	United Kingdom	New Caledonia
Belgium 30,700 km²	7.95×	0.61×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.68×	0.05×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.65×	0.05×
France 548,000 km²	0.44×	0.03×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.08×	0.01×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.03×	1 in 450
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.03×	1 in 501
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.01×	1 in 901

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	United Kingdom	New Caledonia
Area, main territory	244,000 km²94,100 mi²	18,800 km²7,270 mi²
Population	67.3 millionWikidata, 2021	279,000Wikidata, 2017
Density	276 per km²	15 per km²
Official area	242,000 km²Wikidata	18,600 km²Wikidata
Capital	London	Nouméa
Latitude range	50°N to 61°N	23°S to 20°S
Continent	Europe	Oceania

Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2017, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 242,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 244,000 km², to within 2%.
Wikidata's official figure of 18,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 18,800 km², to within 2%.

Similar in size to United Kingdom

Similar in size to New Caledonia

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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

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