Real size
How big is New Caledonia really?
18,600 km²
7,200 sq mi · 16th smallest of the 167 here · about the size of Fiji
Normal web maps draw it 1.2× too big
New Caledonia covers 18,600 km² (7,200 sq mi), about the size of Fiji. A normal web map draws it about 1.2 times too big: not much, but enough to make it look bigger than countries nearer the equator.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
New CaledoniaSlovenia
New CaledoniaSlovenia
- Real area
- 18,600 km²
- Size rank
- 152nd of 167
- On a normal web map
- 1.2× too big
- Latitude
- 21°S
Countries about the same size
- FijiAbout the same size
- KuwaitNew Caledonia is 1.1 times the size of Kuwait
- SloveniaSlovenia is 1.1 times the size of New Caledonia
- El SalvadorEl Salvador is 1.1 times the size of New Caledonia
- EswatiniNew Caledonia is 1.1 times the size of Eswatini
New Caledonia through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
Open the history map →Browse the eras →
Common questions
- How big is New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia covers about 18,600 km² (7,200 sq mi). It is the 16th smallest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Why does New Caledonia look so big on maps?
- Most web maps use the Mercator projection, which keeps shapes right but stretches area more and more toward the poles. Averaged over the whole country, it draws New Caledonia about 1.2 times too big.
- Is New Caledonia bigger than Slovenia?
- No. Slovenia is about 1.1 times the size of New Caledonia.
- Is New Caledonia bigger than Fiji?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.